Gratitude Day 1

I found this amazing website http://www.21daysofgratitude.com/. I refered to it here and I've used it a few times with my clients. The ones who have actually followed through with it loved it. However, I find the original website a little difficult to navigate so I've broken down the days individually. I also have substituted material entirely on some of the days and I had to leave out a few parts because they don't apply now. But mostly the credit goes to the original authors of the 21 days of gratitude. Anyway, here is Day 1 of their amazing project. I will post one of the rest of the days each day (except weekends) until they are all here.

Welcome to Day #1 of the 21 Days of Gratitude Project (all info in this post is from 

http://21daysofgratitude.com/?p=6 )

The Daily messages are designed to reveal the innate power of the “energy of gratitude” and will draw upon: the scientific knowledge base of Positive Psychology, the directive support of the coachig model and the “alchemical power” of Metaphysics.

For our part:

~ From Positive Psychology: we will share information and assessments from the field of Positive Psychology to help you deepen your current understanding of what gratitude is and how impactful gratitude has been proven to be. 

~ From Coaching: we will encourage you to take the information about gratitude and apply it in practical ways so that you can achieve measurable results.  As it takes 21 days for a new habit to become fixed you’ll be right on schedule to make an “attitude of gratitude” become a seamless part of your life. 

~ From Metaphysics: we will be connecting the practice of “gratitude” to the notion of the whole “ask, believe, receive” process and we will support you in harnessing the power of gratitude on a consistent basis to manifest real-world results. 

For your part: you will read the emails you receive, once each day bringing an attitude of curiosity, a willingness to explore, and a commitment to participate fully in the process. 

Messages will be short and sweet and application should take less than 5 minutes each day.

And, upon completion, you will have a practical way to reflect upon your experience and come to your own conclusion about the power of gratitude.

So let us begin… 

Day #1 Assignment: We’re going to begin this “experiment” in a very practical way. 

First, we need a “before” measure of gratitude so that we can track how far we have traveled by the end of the process. 

For today: 

Go to: http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/ and register for a free account. (don't worry, this is really quick and both the questionnaires recommended below are super short)

There are dozens of enriching questionairres that you can complete on this site but, for today, we are most interested in getting an initial index of the Gratitude Survey questionnaire developed by Michael McCullough and Robert Emmons.  (Note: If you want to complete more than one survey, we recommend: The Fordyce Emotions Questionnaire and/or the VIA Signature Strengths Questionnaire.) 

Second, we want you to begin a daily gratitude activity.

For the next 21 days, do your best to list five things that you are grateful for in a gratitude journal. 

Looking forward to a remarkable journey,  

Prosperity from the Inside-Out™

Elyse Hope Killoran, President, 

http://goodmorninggratitude.com/2012/01/22/without-you-i-wouldnt-have-tried/