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.

lioness | @lioness | Feb 6, 2019

In reply to @jodeej "I really want to see Green Book. I've heard it is good! An added parsnip would..." + (show)

@jodeej Love them I cook carrots and parsnips together ,pour of water and add either butter or brown sugar that was Howard's favorite

jodeej | @jodeej | Feb 6, 2019

In reply to @lioness "@jodeej Love them I cook carrots and parsnips together ,pour of water and add either butter..." + (show)

@lioness yum! I do a sheet pan of roasted veggies with sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips, beets and onion tossed with some balsamic, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper.

lioness | @lioness | Feb 6, 2019

In reply to @jodeej "@lioness yum! I do a sheet pan of roasted veggies with sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips, beets..." + (show)

@jodeej Try Cauliflower I never tried beets but will get some

jodeej | @jodeej | Feb 6, 2019

In reply to @lioness "@jodeej Try Cauliflower I never tried beets but will get some" + (show)

@lioness I roast broccoli and cauliflower quite often, too!

Parus | @parus | Feb 6, 2019

Success!! I am grateful to announce I was successful in getting bloodwork done today. I went into my monotone monologue of just breathe. I was in and out in under 15 minutes. Must have been the weather. 🥴

jodeej | @jodeej | Feb 6, 2019

@lioness and @gingerw I'm hoping the hubby gets doing well enough that we can do some riding this summer. We have a Harley and I miss our road trips!

lioness | @lioness | Feb 6, 2019

@jodeej Those where good times we did most of our riding exploring in the woods having picnics fun times

Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor | @debbraw | Feb 7, 2019

I have loved reading about all the slow cooker food! You all make me smile. I'm grateful today for in home physical therapy. Today my therapist got me outside for a walk. We walked from my house to a little nearby lake. My knee is doing great and I'm slowly getting back a little appetite and some clearing of the brain fog. Every day is a little tiny bit better so that's good!

Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Feb 7, 2019

I’m having trouble getting motivated to fixing my roast. Have to go to the store too. Probably be eating dinner tomorrow for breakfast. On the bright side I have some slow cooker bags so if all goes right I won’t have to wash that. Do the veggies have to be pealed? Better get started. I’m almost ready to go back to the prepared foods/microwave days.
Oh the agony of it all,
Jake