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Connor McKenney & Diana Bollenbaugh “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist of merely words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” – Henri Frederic Amiel. Popular literature and movies provide many examples of acts of gratitude, an example would be a former enemy joins forces with the hero

Diana Bollenbaugh & Shannon Mau During our research into this article, I kept seeing a scene of an Old West snake oil salesman hawking a bottle labeled gratitude. “This bottle right here makes men stronger, women more resilient, and turns children into perfect little angels. This will make your everyday life absolutely fantastic! No more

Shannon Mau We decided to change the order of the articles we had set up as this topic seemed rather timely. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast,

Connor McKenney Expressing gratitude is an important practice that boosts individual happiness. Gratitude can be expressed using several methods such as journaling, mental visualization, writing to or telling someone, looking for the positive aspects of challenges, and by noticing simple things to be grateful for. Gratitude journaling is the practice of periodically writing about people

Diana Bollenbaugh UC Berkley’s Greater Good Science Center is designed to understand the science behind happiness and how people can work to become happier. They even provide a free online course titled, “The Science of Happiness.” • How many of you just did an eye roll or gave your computer screen the side-eye? • Why

Connor McKenney Gratitude is an emotional appreciation for a positive experience. This appreciation stems from the value we perceive from this positive experience. Gratefulness for tangible things does not come from their monetary value, but from the value it adds to our lives. Expressing gratitude encourages individual happiness and strengthens interpersonal relationships. It exists in

The Gratitude Project Diana Bollenbaugh Cicero is quoted as saying, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” Our firm decided that a good project for the year would be to focus on gratitude.  What it is it? What does it mean?  What’s so great about it?  How does

by Diana Bollenbaugh Saturday’s (01/13/18) misstep with the emergency alert system was an eye-opener.  Unlike the stories of many people, I did not call family or friends to tell them I loved them.  I figured they would prefer that I focus on getting to safety rather than a phone call or text message. I called