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November is a month chalked full of reminders to count our blessings and various opportunities to reconnect with loved ones near and far. As a parent, I have tried to make it my goal to remind my young men the importance of counting our blessings daily, since we never know what our future will bring.

This month’s issue of The Grand Season Family is all about gratitude. As I was writing this month, I began to think how fast this time of year slips by.

It seems as though we are so busy checking off our lists and creating experiences for others, we forget to savor and enjoy all that is good in our lives.

As I reflect, I want to encourage you to approach life with an attitude of gratitude. Don’t wait to tell your family and your friends how much you love them—tell them today! Live life with passion and be the person you wish other people would be.

During this holiday season, I hope your family will have the opportunity to reach out to those who are less fortunate. If you’re looking for a place to get involved, I’d suggest getting involved with Harvest Compassion Center’s Toy Drive. To learn more, reach out to Nicolee Thompson at nthompson@hccfeed1.org. Your generosity will change someone’s life forever!

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SPEAK LIFE

SIMPLE ACTS CHANGE LIVES

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At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.

Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest apprec iation is not to utter words, bu t to live by them John F. Kennedy .

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

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Gratitude is the healthiest o f all human emotions. Th e more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely y ou will have even m ore to express gra titude for.

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“Human service is the highest form of self-interest.” —Elbert Hubbard

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Help clean up your community.

“Do not run after happiness, but seek to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.” — James Freeman Clarke

Donate your gently used items.

Be part of the solution on #GivingTuesday (November 28).

Listen to “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers.

Volunteer in your community.

Read 365 Ways to Live Generously by Sharon Lipinski.

“There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.” —Michel De Montaigne

Bake holiday cookies for your neighbors.

Read The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life by Piero Ferrucci.

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“The greatest pleasure I know, is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.” —Charles Lamb

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KEEP CALM

Get in the spirit without losing your mind

The holidays can be filled with stress and joy, bundled into one emotionally charged season. Rodrigo Araujo, Ph.D., senior data scientist at Plasticity Labs, analyzed workplace stress and seasonality. He identified fall (October to December, including the winter holidays) as the unhappiest time of the year for people.

1. Make it a team effort

One of the biggest impacts on our stress (and happiness) is an increasingly busy and ever-fluctuating schedule.

This causes an out-of-control feeling that can make our brains uncomfortable.

It’s tough to turn down invites from friends and colleagues, however, stress stems from being overextended. Saying “no” will help you prioritize your time and your mind.

The best way to combat this seasonal stress is to practice an attitude of gratitude. Here are some ways to keep your schedule from stressing you out.

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Are you stressing to get everything accomplished for the holidays?

Check off your to-do list with friends.

2. Give experiences, not stuff

Instead of shopping for stuff, give your loved ones the gift of your time by creating experiences you can enjoy together.

3. Be authentic

Host holiday events that resonate. Don’t kill yourself to create events that will impress others. Create opportunities to connect with others.

4. Say no

5. Save a vacation day

Take a day off just for you before the chaos of holidays begin. You might be surprised how this one day can enhance your mental health as you celebrate with your friends and family.

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Schedule a time for your family and friends to help those who are less fortunate. You might volunteer at a soup kitchen, or perhaps give a family in need a holiday they’ll never forget.

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KEYS TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP What you need to know for joyful, lasting love Happiness within a relationship is hard to define. Not only is each relationship different, but within each relationship, each person defines happiness in an individual way. Some people view happiness as a peaceful conflict-free life. For some, happiness involves a tremendous amount of fun, great intimacy or lots of laughter. Whatever your definition, it directly correlates to your expectations, desires, wants and needs—and those things can change over time.

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Every successful relationship is built on a foundation of respect.

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2. Loyalty

We feel happy when we know that someone has our backs.

Relationships have the greatest success when each partner focuses on supporting one another at all times. This means that if someone is antagonizing your partner, you will either back your partner up directly or support him or her from behind the scenes.

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If you want to build a stronger positive relationship, let your partner know that he or she is a priority. Commit time and energy to talking and addressing each other’s wants and needs.

Be sure that the two of you have “quality time” alone to connect and enjoy each other’s company.

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Strong and happy couples know when to bring up issues and when to put them aside. If you can let something go, move on and still enjoy your partner…let it go! If you cannot move on, then bring it up. Never bring something upsetting up in bed, and never in earshot of children or other family or friends. www.grandseasonfamily.com

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ENHANCE GRATITUDE

Ways to improve your wellbeing We have read over and over again in positive psychology research, from Martin Seligman to Shawn Achor: If there is a one-word answer to the secret of happiness, it is gratitude.

Gratitude may just be the strongest tool in the kit when it comes to pulling ourselves and others out of a funk, or rebooting a terrible blue mood. Here are some simple exercises that can enhance your sense of gratitude all year round.

1. Savor

Slow down! Stop. Breathe. Take notice and delight in the present moment. Let yourself get excited about little things. Cultivate tiny moments of joy, and notice those times when they spontaneously happen.

2. Plan experiences

What can you plan this season that will make your holidays more memorable? Be purposeful about planning and creating special experiences, and you will reap the rewards.

Is there a tradition you can renew? An activity you can plan with your family in town that will create a cherished memory?

It could be as simple as taking a photo of extended family or tossing a football together in the backyard.

3. Play music

Listening to music can make us feel more alive. When you play music that resonates with you, it heightens your senses and gives you a greater feeling of awe and reverence for life.

Create a playlist that you feel deeply connected to personally. Tune into it when you need a gratitude lift or a shift in perspective.

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4. Write a letter to your younger self

6. Fall asleep to gratitude

Happiness researcher and author Shawn Achor suggests writing a letter to your younger self with the wisdom you have today. This simple act can transform your past (by showing yourself compassion) and can transform your present. Read your letter, and you will likely find advice you can still use today.

In a journal, write down what you feel thankful for each day. Capture specifics and small details. Make this the last activity you do before you fall asleep. Not only are you immersing yourself in all that brings you joy, you are putting your mind in a thankful and positive place before you drift off to sleep.

5. Make a highlights list

7. Make a resilience list

What are your standout experiences for each month of this year? Capture those in a simple list. You will experience more gratitude as you recall special experiences, trips and treasured memories. Sometimes time moves so fast, we miss the gratitude that comes from reminding ourselves of how fulfilling our lives already are.

Write down five tough times and how you made it through. We all need reminders that we are stronger than we think. When you know you can cope with what comes your way, you can put worry down and more fully live in the present moment.

8. Take the focus off you

Do something nice for someone else, that is totally unexpected. Leave a happy note for your waitress, pay it forward and buy that eggnog latte for the car behind you in line at Starbucks, or call someone you haven’t talked with in a while. Happy acts for other people give you a sense of contentment, too.

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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

The holidays are a reminder to take inventory of all the blessings we have in our lives. Making gratitude a habit can have positive benefits to your own happiness, as well as those around you, by creating stronger bonds in your relationships.

During this season of celebration, try some of these ideas with your family:

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The dinner table is a great place to reflect and reinforce our feelings of gratitude.

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Write down three positive things you are grateful for every night before you go to bed. Research shows that gratitude journaling can put you in a dramatically better mood and even prolong that feeling for weeks and months the more you practice. To beat the negativity bias, gratitude opens up your brain to attract positivity like bees to honey.

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Think of someone in your life who has made a significant positive impact and write a letter expressing how much that person means to you. If possible, meet

Connect with those you love as you give thanks this season. this person face-to-face and read the letter aloud. Notice the person’s reaction and savor those moments to recall in the future.

Teachable moments

Try a new experience with the family and look for teachable moments, such as volunteering at a food bank or handing out gifts at a children’s hospital. Sometimes, the best way to appreciate all of the good in our own world is to take a moment to bear witness to the situations of those who are suffering. Gratitude in the face of adversity can help us weather the storms, provide a greater perspective to the plight of others and strengthen social bonds.

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Thanksgiving is a chance for families to gather together, to feast and to enjoy being with one another. But the day can also be a meaningful time to reflect on our blessings and remember those who have impacted our lives.

Many families have special traditions they use to show gratitude to their friends, family and faith. The Grand Season Family asked readers to share a cherished tradition that has helped their family experience real gratitude amid the food and fellowship of the holiday.

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For our family, Thanksgiving Day begins early, with our family gathered around a card table in the living room to share a special, once-a-year breakfast.

Between bites of poppy seed cake and sips of eggnog, we record the year’s blessings on notebook paper: landing a new job, reconnecting with old friends, finding a great sale on kids’ shoes, earning an “A” in Spanish. No item is too small for the list.

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In my family, sentiments are usually kept to oneself, so I knew my siblings and their spouses wouldn’t be comfortable participating in traditions where vocal expressions of gratitude were required. So, I pulled out a craft project I had done with my kids.

I made a tree from brown construction paper and taped it to the wall. Then I made leaves out of red, yellow and orange paper. I handed out the leaves to my family, asking them to write something they were thankful for on each leaf. I told them they didn’t need to put their name on the leaves. The kids were enthusiastic. The adults were reluctant at first, but once they read the leaves, they all wrote down at least one thankful thought. I was surprised to see some leaves with detailed, heartfelt lists, and a few relatives filled more than one leaf!

Tablecloth of Memories

One year, I brought a tablecloth and a package of fabric pens. I asked our family and guests to write something on the tablecloth they were thankful for.

Everyone took turns writing short notes on the cloth, and we continue the tradition every year. When Thanksgiving Day arrives, our guests smile and laugh as they read through the memories, while the children search to find their handprints, thrilled to see how much they’ve grown.

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LIFE LESSON Teaching the art of appreciation

Work gratitude into conversation Gratitude is one of the trickiest concepts to teach toddlers and preschoolers—who are by nature selfcentered—but one of the most important. Sure, thankful children are more polite and pleasant to be around, but there’s more to it than that. By learning gratitude, they become sensitive to the feelings of others, developing empathy and other life skills along the way, says Barbara Lewis, author of What Do You Stand For? For Kids.

Instilling grateful feelings now, will benefit your child later in life. A 2003 study, at the University of California at Davis, showed that grateful people report higher levels of happiness and optimism—along with lower levels of depression and stress. The catch? “No one is born grateful,” says life coach Mary Jane Ryan, author of Attitudes of Gratitude “Recognizing that someone has gone out of the way for you is not a natural behavior for children—it’s learned.”

Children model their parents in every way, so make sure you use “please” and “thank you” when you talk to them. Insist on their using the words, too. Try these ideas to teach your children gratitude:

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Try to weave appreciation for mundane things into your everyday talk. When you reinforce an idea frequently, it’s more likely to stick.

Have kids help

It happens to all of us: You give your child a chore, but it’s too agonizing watching him a) take forever to clear the table or b) make a huge mess mixing the pancake batter. The temptation is always to step in and do it yourself. But the more you do for them, the less they appreciate your efforts.

Insist on thank-you notes

Kids of all ages can write thank you notes. Young children can draw pictures or use stickers on a notecard. Older children can write notes. Teaching your children how to write thank you notes will be a skill they use forever.

Practice saying “no”

Of course, kids ask for toys, video games, and candy—sometimes on an hourly basis.

It’s difficult, if not impossible, to feel grateful when your every whim is granted. Saying “no” makes saying “yes” so much sweeter.

Be patient

You can’t expect gratitude to develop overnight—it requires weeks, months, even years of reinforcement. But you will be rewarded. www.grandseasonfamily.com

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By turning the Thanksgiving table into a giant art canvas, kids will stay entertained throughout dinner. Cans from the dinner preparations (cleaned and dried) make handy holders for crayons and colored pencils.

How it’s done: Use kraft paper, art paper, or wrapping paper to cover the table; if needed, use several lengths, taping them to each other. Keep it in place with large binder clips or painter’s tape (test tape on the table’s underside to ensure it won’t damage the finish). With black marker, draw place settings and other shapes to invite coloring.

Nature Hike Wreath Craft

Looking for a way to spruce up the post-Thanksgiving dinner walk? Give each family member a plastic bag, then have everyone collect fallen leaves, bark, pinecones, twigs, and other nature finds as they walk. Back home, hand out wreath forms cut from cereal boxes (ours are 7 inches wide) and bottles of tacky glue for attaching the objects. Add leaf-shaped name tags cut from cardboard or card stock. For hanging, glue a large paper clip to the back of each wreath.

Turkey Egg Hunt

Dig last spring’s plastic Easter eggs out of the closet for this free Thanksgiving activity for kids. Stash fun stuff—like sweets, trinkets, or paper slips bearing jokes or funny observations about Grandpa’s ears—inside the eggs. While a grown-up hides the turkey eggs around the house, have each child decorate a gift bag with colorful tape and stamps and ink. Let the hunt begin. The kid who gathers the most gobbler bounty gets the first slice of pie.

Tail Feather Tag

To start, each player colors a clothespin with a marker, then uses glue dots to attach googly eyes, as well as a craft foam or felt beak. The decorated pin is clipped to the back of the player’s shirt. Once the referee says “Go!,” everyone tries to steal each other’s clothespins without losing his own. When a player’s clothespin is taken, he’s out. The last person with a turkey still attached wins the round.

Turkey Race

Have each player make a turkey from half of a plastic Easter egg, using glue dots to stick on a pom-pom head, googly eyes, felt nose and feathers. Set each turkey over a large marble. On a smooth floor, see who can roll her bird the farthest.

Wreath of Plenty Craft

Each note of gratitude pinned to this leafy wreath only improves its lush look.

Set out blank leaves, pens, and straight pins and ask guests to add what they’re thankful for.

To make the wreath: Wrap a 12-inch Styrofoam wreath form with strips of fabric, securing them with ball-head straight pins. Cut leaf shapes from card stock. Crease each leaf in half to add dimension. To hang, pin a loop of string to the back of the wreath. Tip: Use light-colored gel pens to write on darker paper.

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