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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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Although I’m grateful my drivers license wasn’t revoked. I’m not grateful that I got a Notice Of Reexamination from the Department of Motor Vehicles. They are concerned about the “Safety of the motoring public” but apparently not until after October 12th. Government, go figure.
Jake
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Who cooked all this fish you didn’t like? If not prepared correctly, it won’t taste good. Lots of people don’t like fish in general.
My family hates the smell of liver. I grew up on it and love liver, bacon and onions. However, you can’t get the calves liver today and the beef liver tends to be tough if not cooked correctly. I love chicken livers. My chili came out a tad spicy for me...forgot to cut back on the red pepper so had to use large dollops of plain Greek yogurt (I use in place of sour cream)...but still great.
The large shrimp you are referring to were probably prawns. Cod is very bland but not the way I cook it. Just take some omega 3 and fish oil (the non smelly kind) and you’ll be fine. The zucchini rounds were crispy, cheesy and delicious..even you would like them.
I’ve also stuffed a whole zucchini and baked it after scooping out the middle squishy part. Slice it thin and grilled...excellent!
Yes I cook every bloody day when not eating out. Now I can have chili for lunch tomorrow , see if my kids want some and will probably freeze individual portions.
I’m full...FL Mary
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Yes! I’ve had that...never made it though. Scrumptious!
FL Mary
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Oh jeez, another Hurricane Mary. Chocolate cake with zucchini? Are you kidding? Why ruin a good cake? I’m I the only person who knows how to eat normally?
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I’ve heard of some of the things you think are scrumptious?????
Jake
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That’s a bummer. Wondering if you have to take a drivers test...maybe a vision test. Maybe not. Do you need to provide medical documentation? The worst thing might be just a restricted license like being allowed to drive only during daylight hours. I see lots of people here in Florida who can barely get out of the car and walk but that doesn’t mean once they are behind the wheel of a car they’re not good drivers. Probably different state laws.
I do see a lot of very slow drivers here...my area seems to have a lot of older drivers. Causes problems when they are not keeping up with the traffic.
But now you have something else to contend with...hopefully all goes well.
FL Mary
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So moist and chocolately you wouldn’t believe it and wouldn’t even know what was in it. Don’t judge...you are not a 👨🍳 cook!
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The average person has something like 10,000 taste buds although they say older people have fewer working taste buds.
How many do you have ? 10 maybe 20? She asked with a twinkle in her eye.
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3 ReactionsChili will mail good frozen, I’ll be watching my mailbox.
I probably would like some of this awful stuff the way you cook it. I had lobster in Las Vegas and my friend said it wasn’t cooked right. It was like rubber.
A stuffed zucchini might(?) be good if you stuff it with something normal.
Yep, prawns that what it was. I went to lunch with a bunch of cops and one of them mixed one in with my deep fried vegetables when I was in the bathroom.
Most of the fish I tried was in restaurants and the salmon I had at a friends in Canada.
Jake
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Hahaha, Your in rare form this evening aren’t you. So if I have 10-20 based on my age, how many might you have? Far be it from me to make a diagnosis however even if you have all your taste buds intact I think you may have a problem with your insula’s. You have two in your brain that do many things. One of which is to tell us if we are eating good or rotten food. Considering what you eat I think we both know you may have a problem there.
Jake
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