Anti-Bullying
Start a daily gratitude tradition. Go around the dinner table and share something that you are grateful for that day or incorporate it into bedtime routine. For little kids, you might ask “What is one thing that you liked about today?” Another variation on …
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As a child, Chris Peterson absolutely hated writing thank-you notes. His aversion continued right into his 40s, until one day he knew he had to face it. A psychology professor at the University of Michigan, Peterson regularly gave his students an unusual homework assignment. He asked them to write a “gratitude letter,” a kind of …
1 inShare Generosity refers to being benevolent by giving and sharing acts of kindness. Al Ellis can be counted among the super productive. He was famous for his pioneering work in rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). His pioneering work in sexology is legendary. He was at the forefront of the psychology self-help movement, having …
Gratitude is central to our physical and mental health. Grateful people are healthier, happier, and more satisfied with their lives. They are more resilient and have a higher sense of self-worth. Grateful teens are less likely to abuse alcohol and drugs and less likely to have behavior problems at school. The list goes on and …
Until 6 months ago, even with all the campaigning and advocating, I didn’t take today’s “epidemic” of bullying too seriously. I’m ashamed to admit it out loud. But the truth is, when I read reports of bullying, I dismissed some of it (not all of it) to over-reactive, over-litigious parents and hyper-sensitive children. While there …
My teenager is just NOT grateful for anything we do for him. I keep trying to introduce gratitude practices into our family dinners, but he just sulks through them. What can I do?”. But I’ve also been reminded that some gratitude interventions—practices that researchers design to increase gratitude in individuals—don’t always work for everyone. In …
I have a desire to do something in return. To do thanks. To give thanks. Give things. Give thoughts. Give love. So gratitude becomes the gift, creating a cycle of giving and receiving, the endless waterfall. Filling up and spilling over… perhaps not even to the giver but to someone else, to whoever crosses …
Bullied by classmates, this Georgia teen can now bring her service dog ‘Carson’ to school to help her cope The other middle school students and ninth-graders told her that no one would miss her if she killed herself. And they dared her to try it. Because she was overweight from a hormone imbalance, she …
Our world is pretty messed up. With all the violence, pollution and crazy things people do, it would be easy to turn into a grouchy old man without being either elderly or male. There’s certainly no shortage of justification for disappointment and cynicism. But consider this: Negative attitudes are bad for you. And gratitude, it …
Leviticus 19:18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. 2 Timothy 1:7 For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Romans 12:19-20 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, …
