Journey to Wellness:
Benefit from a grateful heart
Benefit from a grateful heart
Monthly Topics
Each month, you'll gain access to a new toolkit. Here's what you can look forward to in 2024:
- January — Explore your relationship with alcohol
- February — Exercise for your heart
- March — Take charge of your pain
- April — Discover your joy
- May — Prevent stroke
- June — Care for the caregiver
- July — Stop the vape
- August — Create a resilient mindset
- September — Talk about suicide
- October — Champion your health
- November — Boost nutrition in the kitchen
- December — Manage the winter blues
Benefit From a Grateful Heart
Would you like to feel happier? Research finds that practicing gratitude increases self-esteem, encourages healthier behaviors and strengthens relationships. It also helps people feel more positive and satisfied with life.
Printables
- Get the Benefit From a Grateful Heart educational sheet (PDF).
Group tip: Print a copy for each group member or share this sheet electronically. - Join the free, monthlong Discover Gratitude program.
This activity can be completed individually or as a group. Here are some ideas for using this with a group:- Reward group members who journal daily. Perhaps you give those who finish the program a prize or enter them in a prize drawing.
- Find an accountability partner or small group to ensure you are following through.
- Share what you are grateful for at team meetings or via a virtual chat.
- Start a bulletin board where group members can post notes or pictures with what they are grateful for.
Blog posts
- Being grateful is healthy
- Can expressing gratitude improve your mental, physical health?
- How to create happiness
- Kindness in action brings healthy rewards
- The art of kindness
- Use mindfulness to improve well-being