5 Ways to Cultivate Gratitude #2
July 4, 2015Last week I mentioned I will be writing a series of posts featuring a gratitude activity each week. Last weeks gratitude activity for the classroom and and at home was Create a Gratitude Album. The Gratitude album is an awesome way to practice gratitude. This weeks activity to help cultivate gratitude is:
Gratitude Activity Series – Activity No. 2
Gratitude Buddy
- Find a friend or family member to be your gratitude buddy
- Instead of writing things you grateful for share them with your buddy
- You may like to show your buddy your favourite view of nature, your favourite restaurant, your favourite sporting hero, etc.
- Or share a photo album, scrap book, etc
- You may like to meet once a week, once a month or when you feel the need
CLICK TO SHARE IF YOU HAVE FOUND VALUABLE
Children and adults that are grateful and positive also tend to:
- cope better with stress and trauma
- have more friends and social support
- be more productive and creative at work
- be better leaders and negotiators
- be less depressed and anxious
- make more money and have superior jobs
- have better physical health
- get in less trouble at school
- make exercising a habit
- commit to achieving goals
- are often first to help other people
- have fulfilling marriages later in life, and be less likely to divorce.(Seligman, 2013)
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
Please share in the comments gratitude activities you use at home or in the classroom.
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