Thank you: The Best Gift to Give Your Child’s Teacher
As the holidays and the end of the fall semester of school approaches, I think about all of the letters of thanks my children, husband and I have written to our children’s teachers over the years. My kids are now 25, 23 and 19, so I am not writing to their teachers...
Journal with Me: Share Your Gratitude
According to the author of this article “gratitude can be especially powerful when it’s expressed to others. Small gestures of appreciation, such as thank you notes, can make a difference.” Over the month of November, I have been talking about gratitude and thank you...
What I’m Grateful for Right Now
For me, gratitude and November go hand in hand. November makes me happy. I know, the clocks just got turned back and it’s dark at 5:30pm, the days are getting shorter and the brilliant fall leaves of October are turning brown. Yet, every year November makes me think...
Journal with Me: Detailing Your Gratitude
Gratitude has been found to increase positive emotions, reduce the risk of depression, heighten relationship satisfaction, and increase resilience in the face of stressful life events. And those are only some of the benefits. Instead of a typical writing prompt, this...