Do It Now Gratitude Game #3: Write It and Send It The Game: Use post-it, email, or paper to write a short gratitude note to someone for whom you are grateful. Keeping it as quick and short as you need to so you can: Do It Now. The Science: Gratitude increases empathy and reduces aggression….
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Do it Now Gratitude Games: Game 1
Do it Now Gratitude Games: Game 1: Count Your Blessings Name 3 things you are grateful for. This is the opportune moment. Take a breath and do it right now. 1. 2. 3. The Science: Gratitude is linked to better sleep. Three studies on the relationship of gratitude to sleep: First study: Individuals with neuromuscular…
Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 1: Three Things I Love
Swoosh, Swoosh. My Christmas snow shoes move with ease on the snow. Their cleats grip the snow so I can walk sure-footed straight up the hill. I love my new snow shoes. That’s #1 for today. I look down and see #2. The sun is reflecting on individual flakes of snow showing intricate details….
Sculpting Project 13: Cairns: Week 2
Sculpting Project 13: Cairns: Week 2 Benefits of journaling: Most of the studies I have found about journaling go like this: Study group: Spend 20 minutes for three constitutive days writing about a significant emotional experience in your life. Control group Spend 20 minutes for three consecutive days writing about an emotionally neutral topic (your…
Sculpting Project 13: Cairns: Week 1
Sculpting Project 13: Cairns: Week 1 When Evan and I go hiking in unfamiliar places we follow a trail. This is because we want to arrive at a particular destination and then we want to turn around and arrive back at our truck before dark. Trails are marked in various ways depending on the terrain….