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GIVE THANKS Carve a good mood groove
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, finding kindness in others and carving new “good mood grooves” into your brain. What’s more, these gratitude rituals are relatively simple to do and can be performed anywhere, at any time.
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Practice these rituals with your family:
1: Amazing Grace
The dinner table is a great place to reflect and reinforce our feelings of gratitude. Before you break bread, start at one end of the table and encourage every person to share something they are thankful for in their lives.
2: Focus on the Haves
Write down three positive things you are grateful for every night, before you go to bed. Keeping a journal and a pen on the nightstand will serve as a reminder and help you establish this ritual.
3: The Write Stuff
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 this person face-to-face and read the letter aloud.
4: Thankful Awareness
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.
Kathy J.
YOUR PARTNER IN SHADE SINCE 1989
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