Practicing Gratitude

Get and use a gratitude journal. Write five things each day.

Say thank you: once each day this week in person; or send a card to someone.

Receive the gift: create and review your own Wow folder. We can only say thank you when we are open to receiving.

If you need the details on these practices, skim through the postings by label and look for gratitude.

Thank you for being a part of this project with me.

Building awareness this week: mindfulness exercises

Do one exercise on mindfulness each day. Some of them take an hour; many of them take just 5-10 minutes. So you can find the time! Breathing is very portable, too. You have everything you need with you. :-)

Either pick one of the exercises of mindfulness and do it all week or try a different one each day. Part of this exploration is to find practices and exercises that work for you in your life, in the company of a community of support.

Full descriptions of each of the exercises we did together, plus additional ones, can be found in the blog archive to the right, so click on a heading to read or review. Please add your comments on how you are doing below the blog description of the exercise you're doing. What worked? What didn't? What did you notice?

Consider contacting another person from the group and at least one day between now and the next session spend 10 or more minutes together, breathing, listening, or walking.

There are also links embedded in many of the blog articles, as well as a list of links for further exploration to the right. Explore! Enjoy!