Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? What about Galentine’s Day? Both have just passed, but got me thinking about friendship and our stories. We use our stories to connect with friends and, throughout our friendship, to deepen those connections. We all have stories,...
Happy Valentines Day, Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to reconnect with a good friend by writing them a letter of gratitude. Whether they live far away and you see them less often than you wish or they live next door and you see them daily, a gratitude letter is...
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...
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. One great way to express AND experience...