{"id":757,"date":"2021-05-14T20:55:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T00:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prieducationalconsulting.com\/staging\/?p=757"},"modified":"2021-05-14T20:55:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T00:55:35","slug":"finishing-the-year-with-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prieducationalconsulting.com\/staging\/finishing-the-year-with-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Finishing the Year with Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the school year comes to an end, a gratitude practice can intentionally direct hearts and minds to name and offer thanks for little things. It can focus our thoughts on positive aspects<\/a> of our life and our work. It can help turn a deficit mindset of feeling, that nothing is ever enough, into a plentiful mindset of feeling fulfilled. Our capacity to feel generous is increased when we feel we have enough. When we practice gratitude, we focus less on wanting\/grasping and resisting\/pushing away. Practicing gratitude as a team is an opportunity to see our interdependence and feel a connection.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gratitude practices, over time, can have an impact on physical and mental health and the brain. \u201c… simply expressing gratitude may have lasting effects on the brain,\u201d noted Joshua Brown and Joel Wong in their research<\/a> on gratitude. Research<\/a> has shown connections between gratitude practices and physical and mental health. \u201cGratitude may combat the negative emotional processes that underpin unhappiness, burnout\u2026\u201d and more. Positive emotions can lessen the focus on negative emotions, according to this research. We are also less likely to take things for granted when we practice gratitude.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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