How are you grateful today?

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• Improved focus
  • Expressing gratitude may improve focus
  • You may begin to view challenges as opportunities rather than hurdles
• Higher self-esteem
  • Practicing gratitude can change your mindset about your worth
• Increased patience
  • Researchers argue that people who regularly express gratitude are more patient
  • Increases self-control and reduces impulsiveness
• Social benefits
  • Showing gratitude can enhance the quality of your relationships
• Physical health benefits
  • May reduce blood pressure and levels of inflammation
  • Research shows that gratitude can improve quality of sleep and reduce sleep disturbances

Scroll down past the image to learn more about each daily activity for Week 1!

Week 1 Schedule

Monday

• Take the Quiz: Gratitude Quiz- CLICK HERE!
  • Find out how grateful you are at the start of this challenge
  • See which areas you can improve in
  • You can take this quiz again after the Gratitude Campaign and see how your score changes!

Tuesday

• Gratitude Wall @ the Wellness Center
  • Stop by the UND Wellness Center at any time from 6:00am to 10:00pm to write what you are thankful for and see our gratitude wall come to life!
  • Enter your name into a $20 Scheel's Gift Card Drawing - 4 winners chosen!
  • Not on campus? Make your own gratitude wall! Put sticky notes in your office or break room and invite co-workers to share what they are thankful for. Email und.workwell@und.edu to enter into the gift card drawing.

Wednesday

• Card Writing

  • Write a letter to someone you care about or have not talked to in a while. You can follow this guide or write what you like.

    • Write as though you are addressing the person directly
    • Describe what this person has done that makes you feel grateful and how they have impacted your life
    • Describe what you are doing in life now and how frequently you remember their act of kindness or generosity

Thursday

• Social Media Break

  • Unplug for ONE DAY. You can choose to delete the apps from your phone or simply not open them. Turn off notifications.

  • Negative aspects of social media:

    • Inadequacy about your life or appearance
    • Fear of missing out (FOMO)
    • Isolation
    • Depression & anxiety
    • Cyberbullying
    • Self-absorption

  • Try these activities instead:

    • Cook or bake a new dish, read a book, play a board game / cards, watch a feel-good movie, spend time with a friend

Friday

• Mindfulness Walk

  • Bundle Up! Go for a walk outside and make a special effort to appreciate your surroundings.

    • You can do this by focusing on each of your senses, one at a time. Spend a minute listening, a minute looking at your surroundings, and so on.
    • Try to notice the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations you would usually miss, such as a cool breeze on your skin, or the clouds in the sky.

Saturday

• Call a friend or loved one
  • Take this opportunity today to reach out to someone you have not talked to in a while. You can write something out or say things that come to mind.
  • Tell them you love them and that you are thankful to have them in your life.

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