{"id":6415,"date":"2015-11-26T13:30:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T18:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/?p=6415"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:38:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:38:06","slug":"remember-the-gratitude-not-just-the-food-on-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/remember-the-gratitude-not-just-the-food-on-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember the gratitude, not just the food, on Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-6451 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/worried-turkey.gif\" alt=\"Worried turkey\" width=\"381\" height=\"348\" \/>It is so much fun to feast to the point of bursting on Thanksgiving, celebrating abundance with family or friends.<br \/>\nBut let&#8217;s not forget about giving thanks \u2014 really giving thanks and meaning it.<br \/>\nThe New York Times ran an op-ed headlined, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/22\/opinion\/sunday\/choose-to-be-grateful-it-will-make-you-happier.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Choose to Be Grateful. It Will Make You Happier.&#8221;<\/a> that highlights some of why we should take time to focus on our blessings.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/22\/opinion\/sunday\/choose-to-be-grateful-it-will-make-you-happier.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arthur Brooks wrote<\/a> in part:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Researchers in one 2003 study randomly assigned one group of study participants to keep a short weekly list of the things they were grateful for, while other groups listed hassles or neutral events. Ten weeks later, the first group enjoyed significantly greater life satisfaction than the others. Other studies have shown the same pattern and lead to the same conclusion.<\/li>\n<li>According to research published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, gratitude stimulates the hypothalamus (a key part of the brain that regulates stress) and the ventral tegmental area (part of our \u201creward circuitry\u201d that produces the sensation of pleasure).\u00a0It\u2019s science, but also common sense: Choosing to focus on good things makes you feel better than focusing on bad things.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to building our own happiness, choosing gratitude can also bring out the best in those around us. Researchers at the University of Southern California showed this in a 2011 study of people with high power but low emotional security (think of the worst boss you\u2019ve ever had). The research demonstrated that when their competence was questioned, the subjects tended to lash out with aggression and personal denigration. When shown gratitude, however, they reduced the bad behavior. That is, the best way to disarm an angry interlocutor is with a warm \u201cthank you.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I encourage you to read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/22\/opinion\/sunday\/choose-to-be-grateful-it-will-make-you-happier.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his entire column<\/a>, which includes advice on how to develop a daily gratitude habit that can keep your focus on what&#8217;s positive in your life.<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;d like further help or inspiration with gratitude, I&#8217;ve written dozens of posts in a series called\u00a0Month of Thanksgiving. They include:<br \/>\n<strong>Ways to get started being more grateful <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the most common ideas I run across is <a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/10\/27\/day-two-starting-a-gratitude-journal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keeping a gratitude journal<\/a>, writing down a few things you\u2019re grateful for every day.<\/li>\n<li>Once you\u2019ve thought of some things that make you grateful, <a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/10\/29\/day-four-sharing-my-gratitude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you might enjoy sharing them on Facebook or Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/10\/31\/day-six-think-about-why-you-love-what-you-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You might also enjoy reflecting on why you\u2019re grateful for each thing on your list<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Need some ideas about what to give thanks for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you put most people on the spot and ask them what they\u2019re grateful for can come up with some of the basics: health, a safe home, enough to eat. Just because they\u2019re cliche doesn\u2019t mean we should take these for granted. I gave thanks for <a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/20\/day-26-giving-thanks-for-my-fabulous-husband-john-tebeau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my husband<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/22\/day-28-giving-thanks-for-my-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my family<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/21\/day-27-thank-you-for-being-a-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my friends<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>How about <a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/18\/simple-pleasures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">simple pleasures<\/a> like sleeping in late on weekends, the smell of autumn leaves, hot coffee waiting when you wake up? What are the little things you often overlook in your daily hustle bustle?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How can you express your gratitude?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/09\/day-15-doing-the-gratitude-dance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">do a little dance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/10\/day-16-saying-thank-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">write a thank-you note<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/11\/day-17-pay-it-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">give a gift that helps remind you of something you\u2019re grateful for<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/13\/1184\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">give and receive thanks verbally<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Overcoming obstacles to gratitude\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/02\/day-eight-whats-on-your-hate-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acknowledge the things you hate and try to find something you love in each<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/04\/day-10-regrets-ive-had-a-few\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reflect on your regrets and give thanks for the lessons your mistakes have taught you<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/05\/day-11-forgiveness-forgiveness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">try to forgive the people who\u2019ve hurt you, or at least to find something to be grateful for in the hurt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/03\/day-nine-i-want-i-want-i-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">try to redirect your desire for things you don\u2019t have to gratitude for things you already have<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/16\/day-22-finding-gratitude-in-grief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">if you\u2019re grieving, reflect on the reasons you\u2019re grateful to have known the loved one you\u2019ve lost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/23\/day-29-lifes-messy-and-thats-ok\/\">embrace life\u2019s imperfections \u2014 if you throw a dinner party and it goes terribly wrong, at least you\u2019ll get a laugh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/06\/day-12-too-much-to-do-not-enough-time-to-do-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">find time to be grateful even if you think you don\u2019t have time to give thanks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thanks spending some of your time with Newvine Growing. 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