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.

Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Feb 10, 2019

In reply to @jodeej "Coffee, the elixer of life." + (show)

@jodeej
Your right since elixir is medicine, tastes about the same too.
Jake

Parus | @parus | Feb 11, 2019

In reply to @jodeej "Coffee, the elixer of life." + (show)

@jodeej Yup

jodeej | @jodeej | Feb 11, 2019

In reply to @jakedduck1 "@jodeej Your right since elixir is medicine, tastes about the same too. Jake" + (show)

Sigh.

Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor | @debbraw | Feb 11, 2019

@gingerw I LOVE that you call your step daughter your bonus daughter - and vice/versa. That is so sweet. Here's a similar one. My daughter in law calls me MILLY (she says it stands for: Mother In Law and Love - Yeah!) so of course, I call her DILLY!

@lioness - I'm thinking you have a pretty great DIL yourself. Glad she invited you for your gradson's drumming program in March. Take pictures and share with us.

I grateful for all of the great camaraderia of this group. All your talk about food has finally made me hungry. Last night, my husband made meatloaf (I walked him through it step by step.). It was delicious with mashed cauliflower and salad. Thanks for all of your chit chat about food. I've been loving it.

lioness | @lioness | Feb 11, 2019

In reply to @debbraw "@gingerw I LOVE that you call your step daughter your bonus daughter - and vice/versa. That..." + (show)

@debbraw Yes I'm excited to hear him ,every Thanksgiving we have a talent show and this past Thanksgiving he played a drum solo Its On u tube I will share later

lioness | @lioness | Feb 11, 2019

Today I am grateful for a friend loaning me her phone as I lost mine but needed to make Dr appointment

Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Feb 11, 2019

So much for those slow cooker liners, what a rip!

Parus | @parus | Feb 11, 2019

In reply to @jakedduck1 "So much for those slow cooker liners, what a rip!" + (show)

@jakedduck1 Listening to how stressful cooking is for you may I suggest you return to your comfortable ways of obtaining nourishment. I am grateful you did at least try. 👍