Gratitude Discussion Group

Posted by Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor @debbraw, Nov 24, 2018

Hi everyone! Just before Thanksgiving @michellegraffradford posted a blog called Gratitude Changes Everything. She suggested three techniques to help incorporate gratitude into our daily lives:

Start the Day with Gratitude (before getting up think of three people you are grateful for)

Maintain a Gratitude Journal to record times when you are grateful

Count Blessings – not sheep! (Review the day and remember moments of gratitude)

Her blogpost was so inspiring that a lot of us decided we wanted to form a Gratitude Group to keep the attitude of gratitude going. The blogpost area is not an ideal space for a big discussion group so I am moving the discussion over here to the “Just Want to Talk” Group. Let’s use this space to share and discuss our Gratitude Journey. I’m going to suggest that we each try to take a minute from the day and post here what has made us feel thankful today. It can be as small as a stranger’s smile on the bus or as large as fulfilling a major life dream – or anywhere in between. We can also discuss how we are doing with the three techniques. Sometimes it is easier to form new habits with support from others.

Michelle's full blogpost is at the link below. You may want to review it or print it out to help get started!
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/page/living-with-mild-cognitive-impairment-mci/newsfeed/gratitude-changes-everything/
I look forward to hearing from others in the Gratitude Group and to having others join us here! Thanks to those who already shared great stories. If you haven't yet, what gratitude will you share today?!

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Just Want to Talk Support Group.

rosegold | @rosegold | Dec 8, 2018

In reply to @parus "I am grateful I did not break any bones when I stepped on a patch of..." + (show)

@parus I am so glad nothing was broken. Love it that you got time with your grandson.😊

rosegold | @rosegold | Dec 8, 2018

Today I am grateful for that I can breathe still walk and in a warm apartment.🙂

lioness | @lioness | Dec 8, 2018

In reply to @hopeful33250 "These gratitude reports are like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, full..." + (show)

@hopeful33250 yes they are I was looking for that pot of gold after that rainbow 🌈didn't see it lol

Parus | @parus | Dec 8, 2018

In reply to @lioness "@parus ouch that had to hurt glad your alright stay warm" + (show)

@lioness Yes it did! I don’t bounce as well as I once did 😐
I have been on the Fibro supplement for a week now. It has done no harm. I know it does take a while. I sure could use some energy.

Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Dec 8, 2018

Today I am grateful our club's meeting worked out. The restaurant booked two groups into same room at same time, and being low man on totem pole we had to find a new spot spur-of-the-moment. We did, and were happier than ever. New place was thrilled to have us, as a group of 25 we spent a lot of $$. Besides that, it is clear weather today, and the snow on nearby mountain is beautiful.
Ginger

lioness | @lioness | Dec 8, 2018

In reply to @gingerw "Today I am grateful our club's meeting worked out. The restaurant booked two groups into same..." + (show)

@ginger sounds wonderful I love seeing the snow on Mt Baldy ,it is beautiful today Im grateful for this I feel good today .

lioness | @lioness | Dec 8, 2018

In reply to @parus "@lioness Yes it did! I don’t bounce as well as I once did 😐 I have..." + (show)

@parus in time you should feel better. But there are so many other things I do also like today my fibro was acting up and a hot shower helps this ,brings the blood to our surface and helps alot. I was listening to Dr. Mandel on U tube and he gave some interesting points I think you,d enjoy hearing him type in fibromyalgia to y nd him. Have a good warm day

Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Dec 8, 2018

In reply to @lioness "@ginger sounds wonderful I love seeing the snow on Mt Baldy ,it is beautiful today Im..." + (show)

@lioness I can see Mt. Baldy from the dining room table, where my tablet is set up!

lioness | @lioness | Dec 8, 2018

In reply to @gingerw "@lioness I can see Mt. Baldy from the dining room table, where my tablet is set..." + (show)

@gingerw beautiful view when I lived in Montclair I loved seeing it .I can see it from the roof where I live now

Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor | @debbraw | Dec 8, 2018

Every Christmas season, my Kiwanis Club volunteers to ring the bell for the Salvation Army for a full day. It's their biggest fundraiser and we do it as a community service. In spite of the fact that this is Florida, on the day we ring the bell it is usually unseasonably (or unreasonably) cold! Today was the day and my shift was from 10 - 11am. I am grateful that it was a beautiful day and my teammates made it fun (a freshman from the Key Club at our local HS & a gentleman who is one of our older Kiwanis members). It felt good to start the day off doing something good for our community.