In the article, Thank you, Alex Haley was grateful to some people in his life that made a difference. As they were celebrating Thanksgiving, he was reflecting on Thanksgiving; at that moment, he remembered to appreciate some good people in his life; therefore, he wrote to them. He was thanking them for believing in him. While I was reading the article, it made me remember some special people in my life whom I am thankful to for what they did for me, like my manager Linda Cruz. She always advises me on what to do to become a good nurse, for example, going back to school to get my nursing degree.…
Vanessa Ambtman-Smith, or “superwoman” as her husband calls her, has defied odds. From overcoming homelessness, mental health issues, and addiction, to becoming one of the leading advocates for racism as a social determinant of health in Canada, Ambtman-Smith strives to create an equal healthcare system for all Canadians. Ambtman-Smith, an Indigenous woman herself, says the experiences and injustices she has faced in her life time, encourage her every day to keep fighting for what she so strongly believes in. “It drives my passion for what I do.…
Today I drove to Minden Outpatient lab the girls there were nice and willing to teach me and showed me how everything worked there. I got a lot of draw there as the patients were nice to let me draw on them. Most of the people here were elderly and they had great stories of survival and how they had battled cancer. You could tell how alive they felt by the way they expressed themselves, it gave me another reason to be thankful for. I learned once more how important it is to properly identify the patients.…
“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” - Cynthia Ozick Cynthia Ozick is an American Writer, novelist and an essayist. While many americans take for granted that they are American Citizens and they have this freedom, when in another country people would kill to be an American citizen. The least that people could do is respect the flag and the veterans that fought for the flag that represents this country. But these days people have started to kneel during the anthem to protest to show their frustration about equality.…
Great American cleanup is in organizations, volunteers, and corporate sponsors play a key role in the success to encourages all volunteers and participants to take what they learn from experiencing a public space. Great American Cleanup event and bring it home to organize an event in their own neighborhood or their own block. Their objective is to renew parks, trails and recreation areas; clean shorelines and waterways; remove litter and debris; reduce waste and increase recycling; and plant trees, flowers, and community gardens. Doing my time of community services I felt advantageous serving my community without excepting anything back from anyone. As a Christian having a gratitude keeps my focus on the good in life and bring more good in…
In, “The New Science of Happiness,” Claudia Wells discusses 3 great ways to become more happy. By getting more pleasure out of life, becoming more engaged in what you’re doing, and finding ways to make your life more meaningful, Wells explains these actions can greatly influence your happiness levels. Savoring each and every sensory drop from any given moment will increase your gratitude towards life's seemingly mundane interactions. Which brings us to the large topic of gratitude which Wells, in conjunction with studies by psychologist Robert Emmons, explains that “Gratitude exercises can do more than life one’s mood… they improve physical health, raise energy levels, and, for patients with neuromuscular disease, relieve pain and fatigue.”…
A happy person is most likely to experience gratitude, acceptance and good health. Gratitude is a cause of human happiness. First, studies on gratitude have shown that people who practice being grateful are happier. For example “First is to keep a gratitude journal. This can mean listing five things for which you are grateful for every week this practice works, because it consciously, intentionally focuses our attention on developing more grateful thinking on eliminating ungrateful thoughts” (Emmons).…
THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS told us “Expressing your gratitude will make you a happier person.” Expressing your gratitude is a very correct point of view people should to know that and to know how to express gratitude to another person. One can agree with this author, because the view”Expressing your gratitude” is very important things for your…
Virtue: Zest Category: courage Key concepts: Zest is a dynamic strengths that is directly related to physical and psychological wellness. This strength has the strongest ties to overall life satisfaction and a life of engagement. Boosting exercises: Improve your sleep hygiene by establishing regular sleep time, eating 3-4 hours before sleeping, avoiding doing any work in the bed, not taking caffeine late in the evening, etc. Notice changes in your energy level.…
“Being grateful does not mean that everything is necessarily good. It just means that you can accept it as a gift” (Bennett). Gratitude requires a self-appraisal that we are understood, valued and cared for by another person (Algoe). At the time of the event in my letter I was dealing with an acute stressor that was very severe. I was an abused runaway eleven-year-old who did not believe the world to be a safe place or that it valued me in any way.…
Happy Thanksgiving! With the busyness of the holiday week, I’m opening the link up early. This week’s Thankful Thursdays is a little different, it will be short. We have so much to be thankful for and today I’m sharing a few of my favorite things I’m thankful for.…
When Thanksgiving rolls around you gather around a big table with family and friends, then you eat and laugh and say what you are thankful for. I am thankful for my family, my friends, and veterinarians since these things are very close to my heart. The first that I am thankful for is my family, but they can irritate me. I am thankful for them because they always take care of me when i'm sick. My mom makes me my favorite foods.2…
I strive to always be conscious of good things that happen for me and to always make others aware of my thankfulness. This strength is one I find to be beneficial in good and bad situations, as it makes the good situations better and it helps me to see that even in the bad situations I am still blessed. I do my best to make sure my friends and family are always aware of how grateful I am for them and the love they bring into my life. This is a strength I rely on greatly, especially now as I have moved ten hours away from my entire family, it is even more important that they understand how grateful I am for them. I find gratitude is beneficial to my emotional health because being grateful helps me to begin a cycle of feeling positive emotions which makes me feel more peace and positivity in my…
There are numerous circumstances to be grateful for, whether or not we don 't take it into consideration regularly. Perhaps reading about people who find themselves a lot less blessed, can make you think about facts you disregard and which can be added onto your list of things to be pleased about. Write down the way your life is impacted and also just how you impact the existence of other individuals, that you rely upon and whom relies on you. Ask yourself are there specific individuals who you appreciate? What exactly is it about them that you respect; do they represent one thing - something that you also identify with?…
I am thankful for all the experiences I’ve had in life. I’ve made mistakes in life and I am grateful to have learned from them. I am thankful for having supportive family and friends. I am grateful for good food, water, shelter, electricity, religion, health, peace, and happiness. Life is a miracle and worth being thankful…