🌱 Recipe for Growth: Appreciation 🌱

Happy Wednesday (my dudes)!

Today we'll think about appreciation.

What is appreciation?

It is relating to the world around you with a deep, full sense of joy and gratitude, being genuinely thankful, and not being afraid to express it.

Benefits of everyday appreciation:

* Improved social relationships

* Reduced depression

* Consistent positive thinking

* Improve sleep quality

* Lasting joy

* Reduce stress

* Increase general wellbeing

Activity:

* Practise showing appreciation every day, drop it into conversations and watch the mood lift! 

* Keeping a gratitude diary is also shown to increase wellbeing and positive thinking. Before you go to bed write 1-3 things you were grateful for during that day. (bonus points if your gratitude diary is super cute!)

Reflection:

What could you say to the next person you see to show appreciation?

How do you feel when others express appreciation for you?