Professional Documents
Culture Documents
of Gratitude
Presented by
Pat Schultz, MBA
Reverend Nicole Westbrook, LPN
Objectives
Learn about research supporting positive impact of
gratitude.
1. hassles
Benefits of Gratitude
Emotional health is as
important as physical
health.
Scientific evidence to
support the mind/body
connection.
The way the mind works
What is the significance of this
connection?
Psychoneuroimmunology
Universal Laws
The hidden role of positive emotion
attractors such as gratitude
Law of Attraction
Law of Vibration
Source: Amit Amin
http://happierhuman.com/benefits-of-gratitude/
Emotional
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of all virtues, but the
parent of all others". ~Cicero
Requires effort.
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you
concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have
enough". ~Oprah Winfrey
Manifestation
"Gratitude is a powerful process for shifting your
energy and bringing more of what you want into your
life. Be grateful for what you already have and you
will attract more good things". ~The Secret
Manifestation
How does being grateful for what you have bring you
more?
Law of Attraction
Law of Vibration
Importance of Desire/Emotion/Feeling
Action Plan
Realize you may need to make a lifestyle change.
Start small by choosing one area of your life.
Take a good, hard, critical look at your beliefs
about yourself.
Set goals that are small enough to achieve quickly.
Seek out optimistic people.
“Play” at being optimistic.
Gratitude Habits
"Gratitude is the open door to the power, the wisdom, the
creativity of the universe. You open the door through
gratitude". ~Deepak Chopra
• Ask a Friend
You may be grateful to:
• The Universe
Solo exercise.
Impact of attitude
on life.
A daily choice.
We are in charge of
our attitude.
A common trait of all people with good
character is they have three types of
attitude.
I was exhausted at the time. Things never work out for me.
I was nervous about giving the I was nervous about giving the
speech because the audience speech because I always mess it
was so large. up.
Am I expecting perfection?
Persistence FOLLOWS
optimism, not the
other way around.
Quotation Therapy as an Action Plan
“You can’t be unhappy and grateful at the same time.” –
unknown
-- Melody Beattie
Gratitude IS the powerful action plan.
GoodListDaily.com
AllAboutGratitude.com
YouTube.com – Gratitude Dance!
Each day comes bearing its own
gifts. Untie the ribbons!
-- Ruth Ann Schabacker