A great article worth sharing. Recently someone said to me, “Mike, I read the best book of my life a few years ago. It only had four words in it: Want what you have.” As simple of a concept as this is, I was struck by its wisdom and began to think about it in […]
1. Grateful thinking promotes the savoring of positive life experiences. By relishing and taking pleasure in the gifts of your life, we extract the maximum satisfaction and enjoyment from our current circumstances. 2. Expressing gratitude bolsters self-worth and self-esteem. When we realize how much others have done for us or how much we’ve accomplished, we […]
We are in the throes of creating an exciting and enlightening Art of Appreciation online workshop and the two little dudes to the right are our partners in gratitude. Robert Emmons, Ph.D. at UC Davis, has scientifically proven that when people are grateful on a regular basis, they experience a variety of measurable physical, psychological […]
Deep at the center of my being there is an infinite well of gratitude. I now allow this gratitude to fill my heart, my body, my mind, my consciousness, my very being. This gratitude radiates out from me in all directions, touching everything in my world, and returns to me as more to be grateful […]
We have been running an 8 week series focusing on gratitude at work on the Gratitude Habitat Facebook page. Below are the weekly insights posted thus far. We have a few weeks left and will continue to update this blog with the final posts. Apply these suggestions to your work environment and see what happens…. […]
On Friday, April 22nd, otherwise known as Earth Day, we conducted a survey on our Facebook page. The question was: How do you show your appreciation to the Earth? To date over 600 people have responded and the feedback keeps rolling in as the survey continues to move it’s way along people’s Facebook newsfeed.
A few weeks ago on the Gratitude Habitat Facebook page, we posted a question that asked: “How do you like to express your gratitude?” The appreciation options included giving gifts, sending cards, saying ‘thank you’, giving flowers and hugging or kissing the person to whom you are grateful to name just a few.
In the 1940’s David Dunn wrote an article for Forbes Magazine called “Try Giving Yourself Away.” In 1947 it was expanded and published as a book. Dunn says he began a hobby of ‘giving himself away’ because he found that it enriched his life immeasurably. Below are his strategies and suggestions for those who wish […]
Gratitude before me, Gratitude behind me, Gratitude to the left of me, Gratitude to the right of me, Gratitude above me,
APPRECIATE NATURE Nature is a major doorway to appreciation. The unarguable beauty and power encountered in natural places inspires a young child’s appreciation. The song of a bird, wind rustling the grass, a butterfly, all are beautiful & awe-inspiring… Let your child experience the wonders of nature through their senses. They will see your obvious […]
