3. WHAT IS GRATITUDE?
• Gratitude is an appreciation of what is meaningful to you.
• Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express
gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to
express gratitude for. – Zig Ziglar
• Gratitude, thankfulness, or gratefulness, from the Latin
word gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’,is a feeling of appreciation felt by and/or
similar positive response shown by the recipient of kindness, gifts, help,
favors, or other types of generosity, towards the giver of such gifts.
4. Why Gratitude Is Good For You
• Expressing Gratitude improves your physical health and energy levels.
Grateful people experience fewer aches and pains and are healthier.
According to a study published in Personality and Individual Differences,
grateful people are more likely to take care of themselves. They exercise
more often and are more likely to keep regular doctors’ appointments,
which contributes to longevity. Writing in a gratitude journal can reduce
blood pressure by 10%.
• Expressing Gratitude improves your mental health.
Gratitude reduces a multitude of toxic emotions, including envy, frustration,
resentment, and regret. Doctor Robert Emmons, a leading gratitude
researcher, has found that gratitude increases happiness and reduces
depression.
5. Why Gratitude Is Good For You
• Expressing Gratitude improves your sleep.
Gratitude increases the quality of your sleep, decreases the time it takes to fall
asleep, and lengthens the duration of your sleep.
• Expressing Gratitude improves your mental strength.
Gratitude not only reduces stress but also plays a major role in overcoming trauma.
A 2006 study published in Behavior Research and Therapy found that Vietnam
War veterans with high levels of gratitude experienced lower rates of PTS.
Gratitude makes us more resilient to trauma and stressful events.
• Expressing Gratitude improves your self-esteem.
• Gratitude reduces social comparisons.
6. Ways of Expressing Gratitude
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and
not giving it.” ~William Arthur Ward
1.Like every post on friends’ social media feeds.
2. Forgive someone who has hurt you.
3. Connect two friends who might like each other.
4. Donate clothing to your local homeless shelter.
5. Make and share a list of someone’s good traits.
6. Share your positive reviews with others.
7. Ways of Expressing Gratitude
7. Put your phone away when you’re with people.
8. Write a handwritten letter (not just a note!).
9. Pick up and throw away litter when you see it.
10. Teach someone about something new.
8. Why do we need to express gratitude towards
nature?
• To revive our ailing planet, each of us needs to infuse the earth
with the healing energy of our deep gratitude for all the earth's
blessings. ... A simple way that all of us can help to heal and
enliven the world of nature — and brighten our own lives — with love
and gratitude is through words ,actions expressions.
10. How to express your gratitude towards nature?
• ACTIVITY TO BE DONE BY STUDENTS:-
• Make a Bird feeder and place it in your backyard , terrace or anywhere
around your house. Fill it with any kind of seeds or grains. Along with
some water in a container.
• Click a picture with it and send it to the following email i.d
• mrymkhan13@gmail.com
• Picture should be taken in portrait mode.
• Wear proper school uniform with id card while taking the picture.
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12. HOW TO MAKE A BIRD FEEDER
• DIY Homemade Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder
• You can take the help of the following video link:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DKzHucqY1I
