Welcome to the fourth week of the Attitude of Gratitude Challenge.
This week’s topic: How to maintain the practice of gratitude
Gratitude makes us focus on the good in our lives. This doesn’t mean that life is perfect. We all face obstacles or run into bad luck. But gratitude helps us appreciate the value of what we do have. And that increases the joy we feel in our lives. 
Practicing gratitude isn’t always easy.  It’s common to focus on the negative things that happen in our lives. But we can prevent that. Research shows that making a verbal or written commitment increases the odds that you’ll stick to something.  So commit to your gratitude practice. Write it down, and post it somewhere where you will be reminded of it every day.  Tell your friends and family about it.  Make it a regular part of your day, and you’ll get all the benefits of a happier, healthier life.  
Action steps: 
•	Write down your commitment to practice gratitude. Find ways to remind yourself of this intention. 
•	Continue tracking in your gratitude journal.
•	Review your journal at the end of the week (or whenever you need a little encouragement). Record three items on your tracker. 

After you finish the challenge:
•	Log in to healthpartners.com
•	Go to the health assessment and well-being activities link 
•	Select the Attitude of Gratitude Challenge under Available Activities
•	Then, check the completed box and select Save
•	Note: If you have not completed your health assessment, you’ll need to before you can mark this challenge complete