It’s a perfect time of year for expressing deep gratitude and it may feel cliché to be grateful and express thankfulness. I am grateful for you my readers and supporters. I couldn’t do this without you. You may not even feel grateful. It’s OK, read on for a fun, easy, and family friendly exercise for expressing gratitude that can be fun to incorporate into your life.
Expressing gratitude and being thankful are resilience skills and have numerous benefits.
From Gratitude: A Resiliency Super Power with Amazing Benefits here are some of the fact based benefits.
Gratitude Benefits from page 10 of Gratitude Works:
The article also lists some ideas for developing a gratitude practice you can dig into.
The 5 Things Gratitude Exercise
This can be done is at anytime, anywhere. It’s fun and family friendly. It could become a regular habit.
Instructions:
1. Trace your hand or print out a hand image
a. just like a Thanksgiving Turkey.
2. Now think of just 5 things to be genuinely thankful or grateful for and write them on the hand
3. Having trouble thinking of 5? Look around you and think smaller and smaller until you can come up with 5 things.
4. For family reflection time – share what each of you have written.
5. Decorate and hang up for fun.
5 Tips to Express Gratitude & Build Resiliency
1. Be present, put away electronic devices and tune into people
2. Say thank you and look at the person’s face
3. Tell someone their strengths (without judgment or BUT…)
4. Acknowledge their effort and/or sacrifice
5. Volunteer and/or donate what you have (time, finances, resources)
6. Bonus tip – the more specific you can be the higher the impact for you and the receiver :)
May you have fun and share your gratitude and reaping the many benefits. May you become more resilient and positive as a result.
Want to learn more or discuss? I’d love to chat and connect. If you have a great gratitude practice I’d love to hear about it. Please share.
If you or someone you know would like support in life or business with gratitude or resiliency, please reach out and contact me. I provide a safe place to explore your life and business. I love when my clients share their wins and seeing them embrace their lives while living boldly!
Teresa –– Grateful for YOU! My supporters, clients, friends, family, and readers!
Teresa Q. Bitner, M.Ed., PMP, PCC - Resiliency, Change and Loss Coach
Partnering with those who have been knocked down my life and want to build resiliency and move forward and live a bold life.
[email protected]
www.boldfulfilledlifecoach.com
Author of:
• Soul Love: How A Dog Taught Me to Breathe Again - 4.8 Stars on Amazon
• Torn in Half: The First Days - Widow Journey - 5 Stars on Amazon
• Explorations into the Being and Doing of Coaching: A collection of voices, insights and wisdom from Austin area coaches
Expressing gratitude and being thankful are resilience skills and have numerous benefits.
From Gratitude: A Resiliency Super Power with Amazing Benefits here are some of the fact based benefits.
Gratitude Benefits from page 10 of Gratitude Works:
- Reduces Stress
- Improved cognitive performance
- Reduced burnout
- Releases dopamine = happiness
- Strengthens teams
- Builds loyalty
- Improves overall productivity
- Reduces aggression
- Enhances self-esteem
- Increases resilience
- Improves sleep
- Increased empathy
- Increased social connection
- Improves overall well-being
The article also lists some ideas for developing a gratitude practice you can dig into.
The 5 Things Gratitude Exercise
This can be done is at anytime, anywhere. It’s fun and family friendly. It could become a regular habit.
Instructions:
1. Trace your hand or print out a hand image
a. just like a Thanksgiving Turkey.
2. Now think of just 5 things to be genuinely thankful or grateful for and write them on the hand
3. Having trouble thinking of 5? Look around you and think smaller and smaller until you can come up with 5 things.
4. For family reflection time – share what each of you have written.
5. Decorate and hang up for fun.
5 Tips to Express Gratitude & Build Resiliency
1. Be present, put away electronic devices and tune into people
2. Say thank you and look at the person’s face
3. Tell someone their strengths (without judgment or BUT…)
4. Acknowledge their effort and/or sacrifice
5. Volunteer and/or donate what you have (time, finances, resources)
6. Bonus tip – the more specific you can be the higher the impact for you and the receiver :)
May you have fun and share your gratitude and reaping the many benefits. May you become more resilient and positive as a result.
Want to learn more or discuss? I’d love to chat and connect. If you have a great gratitude practice I’d love to hear about it. Please share.
If you or someone you know would like support in life or business with gratitude or resiliency, please reach out and contact me. I provide a safe place to explore your life and business. I love when my clients share their wins and seeing them embrace their lives while living boldly!
Teresa –– Grateful for YOU! My supporters, clients, friends, family, and readers!
Teresa Q. Bitner, M.Ed., PMP, PCC - Resiliency, Change and Loss Coach
Partnering with those who have been knocked down my life and want to build resiliency and move forward and live a bold life.
[email protected]
www.boldfulfilledlifecoach.com
Author of:
• Soul Love: How A Dog Taught Me to Breathe Again - 4.8 Stars on Amazon
• Torn in Half: The First Days - Widow Journey - 5 Stars on Amazon
• Explorations into the Being and Doing of Coaching: A collection of voices, insights and wisdom from Austin area coaches
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