“The capacity to approach each day with a sense of purpose and appreciation”.
- Purpose
- What you can experience
- Being your authentic self
- Love and appreciate what and who you are as a human being
- Opening yourself up to new experiences
- Music, hobbies, socializing,
- Picking up old hobbies, scaling down if needed, or doing something as an extension of a former hobby
- What you can share with others
- Kindness
- Joy
- Beauty
- Wisdom
- Expectations
- Of others
- Getting upset when other people do not measure up to your expectations; or
- Allowing people to be where they need to be in their life.
- Of self
- Holding onto beliefs of what you “should” be doing and who you “should” be; or
- Love and appreciate who I am as a human being.
- Of aging
- I can’t do the things I used to anymore, so I don’t do anything; or
- If I am alive there are new experiences to have.
- Gratefulness
- Each day be mindful of what you can be grateful for.
- Write down 3 things you are grateful for each day.
- Share with a friend 3 things you are each grateful for that day.
- Tell someone something that you like about them or are grateful about them.
- Be mindful of your experiences throughout the day that you enjoy or are thankful for.
- Nature
- Safety
- Comfortable home
- Friendship
- Family
- Music
- Good Food
- Quiet Time
- Socializing
