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Gratitude Discussion Group
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?!
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Grateful today for getting the Christmas decorations put away. Another big milestone as a I get ready for my upcoming surgery. House looks a mess. Everything looks bare. I miss the lights, but I checked off this accomplishment and I won't have to worry about it next week. Aren't you guys cooking anything today? It's been two days since you've made me hungry. I will start this ball rolling.... tonight I'm making teriyaki-marinated salmon with grilled asparagus. Now I'm making myself hungry!! Have a great evening.
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4 Reactions@debbraw your making me hungry Watching football so Pizza Rams will be in Superbowl After my bad day yesterday I'm grateful for waking up and feeling good all day Don't forget the Blood Moon tonight hope you can see it
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2 Reactions@lioness - Thanks for the blood moon reminder. Went out to look. Gorgeous.
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2 Reactions@debbraw I could have written the first part of your post myself! I too put Christmas decorations away today - the tree has been gone for a while. My house was well decorated so there were many boxes and trips down to the basement. The house really does look barren after being used to the festive decorations.
Your dinner sounds delish. When I cook salmon I most often put teriyaki sauce on it, they seem to have an affinity for each other. I love asparagus too.
JK
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3 ReactionsGrateful I will be seeing the pain specialist tomorrow. Hope there is something more can be done. Up to 5 degrees!! Near 40 tomorrow is predicted.
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6 Reactions@parus
Jumping Jehoshaphat, I d parish for sure. It’s freezing here 45
degrees but it will be 60 in awhile. It’s already 57 where lioness lives.
Jake
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5 Reactions@jakedduck1 It is 12:05 here, and the temperature is still only 3°. I am grateful for my puffy, warm, down coat.
JK
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4 Reactions@contentandwell
Mercy gracious, where do you live, the North Pole or Antarctica?
Jake
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2 Reactions@contentandwell I remember those days - 25
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1 Reaction@jakedduck1 I live in southern NH. We tend to get a cold spell like this once a winter. Generally, the average is probably around 30°. You can't be a wimp and live here. 😉
@lioness are you saying minus 25°?
JK
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