Key points

The abundance mindset is the belief that life has given you more than you expected or were entitled to.

People with an abundance mindset tend to be happier and more grateful.

Use the phrase “I get to” instead of “I have to” to cultivate the abundance mindset.

This post is part of a mini-series on seven foundational principles for living the grateful life. Click here to read about the first—the principle of gifts.

If I could ask you just one question to gauge how grateful you are, it would be this:

Do you believe life has been…

(a) unfair to you

(b) fair to you

(c) overly generous to you?

Most people instinctively go for (b)—after all, fairness sounds pretty good. But here’s the twist: The most grateful people tend to choose (c). They believe life has been overly

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