Everything Is Better Than You Think

Gratitude and Spirituality

In this final episode of the season, the Johns' brothers discuss the intersection of gratitude and spirituality.   Ideally, both can compliment each other, but the brothers deal with the topic of what happens when religion creates negative experiences and hinders our gratitude.  Learn how spirituality, if done correctly, can be a tremendous asset to gratitude and how gratitude can greatly benefit our spiritual journey.

Gratitude Episode6--Wearing Your New Lenses

How do you make gratitude a regular and sustainable practice in your life?  Tune in to this episode to learn how to incorporate gratitude into your life until it just becomes part of who you are.

Gratitude Episode 5--The Practices

How do you experience gratitude and its benefits?  You practice it.  Learn six simple, but life changing, gratitude practices you can incorporate into your life in this episode.

Gratitude 4--Gratitude and Pain

Are gratitude and pain incompatible?  If we are practicing gratitude, what do we do in the painful times, in the trials and challenges?  In this podcast the Johns brother discuss the relationship of gratitude and pain.

Gratitude 3--Changing Your Story

Much of our identity and self understanding is based on the narrative we tell ourselves about our life.  In this episode, you will be challenged to examine your stories, how you create them and how they impact your quality of life.  One of the most powerful things any human can do is start changing the negative story and start living into a positive one.

Gratitude 2--The Barriers to Gratitude

The Johns' brothers talk about 3 main barriers to gratitude and how they circumvent our attempts to live in gratitude.  Recognizing these barriers can be huge in helping you move past them and into a healthier and happier mental space.

Gratitude1--Change the Lenses

This is the first episode in this new season on the "superpower" of gratitude.  Learn how your life is actually better than you think (and how that is really the fault of how your mind thinks).  Anxiety, depression, discouragement, sleepless nights, all tied to how how our mind thinks.  Gratitude is the antidote and research shows it can significantly change your life for the better.

Name Change Coming

Best Thoughts is changing its name to the Everything Is Better Than You Think podcast!  Same brothers, just a new name, and great new content coming soon!

Season 7 Trailer

Coming up in Season 7, we talk to Will about his book on gratitude, Everything Is Better Than You Think.

Critical Journey Stages 5 and 6

The final two stages in the critical journey are "the journey outward" and "the life of love."  Coming through stage 4, you are a different person and some say that stages 5 and 6 is where real life begins.  Learn more in this final episode about how you can experience the peace and love of these latter stages in the spiritual journey.