Changing Minds – Sharing Gratitude

Changing Minds is a Perham Health initiative that focuses on positivity, gratitude, and wellness. A positive outlook on life and a grateful heart are crucial to your mental and physical health. By cultivating a mindset of gratitude, we can all change our minds for the better. In addition to the health benefits, people who practice gratitude regularly tend to show more compassion, kindness, and resilience. Expand your gratitude practice by sharing gratitude and spreading happiness.

Want to spread happiness and feel good too? Share Gratitude!

Our moods and actions can have a profound effect on the people around us. Think about a time when you really needed a pick me up, and just then someone told you how important you are to them. One little comment had the power to lift your spirits and make your whole week. That is an example of sharing gratitude.

During your daily gratitude practice, you’ve been asked to think about people in your life that you are thankful for like family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers. Take your gratitude practice one step further and thank them. When you add expressing gratitude to your practice, you have the power to brighten someone’s day unexpectedly, lift them up when they’re feeling down, or be a random act of kindness to a stranger.

When we share our gratitude, we can help make people feel happy. And when people feel happy, they tend to share it with others which spreads even further. Sharing gratitude also allows us to make new connections, cultivate strong relationships, and have meaningful interactions with others.

A Challenge for the New Year

Our challenge for you is simple – share your gratitude with others and help us take another small step towards changing minds for the better. Check out these tips to help you get started. And remember, small actions can have big impacts!

  • Write a thank you note, text, or email.
  • Pick up the phone or set up a video call and tell someone in person what a difference they’ve made in your life.
  • Great service at a restaurant? Give a bigger tip than you normally would, write a brief thank you note on the receipt, or give the business a positive review online.
  • Do something nice for a friend or family member – bring them a cup of coffee, shovel a driveway, send flowers, bake a special treat, or eat lunch with someone.
  • Take the time to check in with someone at work – ask a coworker about their personal life.
  • Practice random acts of kindness – pay for the person behind you in line, help someone carry their groceries out to their car, or hold the door for the person behind you.
  • Volunteer your time for a cause that is important to you.
  • Visit – be present and listen or share a joke or a good story.
  • Give compliments. Share something you admire about someone such as a talent or skill.

Make sharing gratitude part of your daily or weekly routine. You may be surprised how far positivity can spread and how good it can you feel. Tell us how you’ve shared gratitude recently in the comments below.