1) I am grateful to Anja for how well she is looking after Jonathan.
2) I am grateful for the peace and quiet around her that enables me to write.
3) I am grateful that Antarctica has not melted yet!
The highlight of my day was making it to the top of the mountain on my bike, down to the village and back here with only one rest stop. I can feel my body starting to tone from cycling every day.
Neuro-psychology experiments have shown that if people journal highlights from their day every day, then new pathways will be created through the brain. This allows these daily highlights to be automatically generated from then on, resulting in long term benefits such as less symptoms of stress with greater mental health and happiness. After completing various versions of this exercise several times on this blog, I am now taking on a new exercise by answering five simple questions each day.
21/01/2012
20/01/2012
Day 7 - Thu 19 Jan 2012
1) I am grateful for having such a reliable car.
2) I am grateful for having such an understanding wife.
3) I am grateful to the staff here for allowing me to stay another week.
The highlight of today was spending several hours listening to my Spanish lessons in the car on the way to and from Sydney. And of course my SELP class, in which I realised how much effective action I am taking in all areas of my life at present.
2) I am grateful for having such an understanding wife.
3) I am grateful to the staff here for allowing me to stay another week.
The highlight of today was spending several hours listening to my Spanish lessons in the car on the way to and from Sydney. And of course my SELP class, in which I realised how much effective action I am taking in all areas of my life at present.
19/01/2012
Day 6 - Wed 18 Jan 2012
1) I am grateful that my back has recovered from the injury last year.
2) I am grateful for my friends allowing me to stay at their house in Sydney.
3) I am grateful for being able to cook great meals for myself.
The highlight of my day was the bike ride up the mountain through the forest. I felt a real sense of achievement after having not made it to the top yesterday.
2) I am grateful for my friends allowing me to stay at their house in Sydney.
3) I am grateful for being able to cook great meals for myself.
The highlight of my day was the bike ride up the mountain through the forest. I felt a real sense of achievement after having not made it to the top yesterday.
17/01/2012
Day 5 - Tue 17 Jan 2012
1) I am grateful to have such great house.
2) I am grateful to have such a cool travel agent, who is helping me sort out all of the details for my trip.
3) I am grateful to have a great relationship with my son in Europe.
The highlight of my day was taking a bike ride up a mountain. I only got half way and was too tired to continue, so came back down. I will try again tomorrow and see how far up I can get then.
2) I am grateful to have such a cool travel agent, who is helping me sort out all of the details for my trip.
3) I am grateful to have a great relationship with my son in Europe.
The highlight of my day was taking a bike ride up a mountain. I only got half way and was too tired to continue, so came back down. I will try again tomorrow and see how far up I can get then.
Day 4 - Mon 16 Jan 2012
A friend recommended the following website to me where you can do a free happiness test: http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx
I will check my score again at the end of my 21 days of gratitude!
1) I am grateful to have such great PhD supervisors to advise me with my thesis.
2) I am grateful to have an iPad.
3) I am grateful to have both my parents still alive and available for me to chat with.
The highlight of my day was getting lots done on my thesis. I worked solidly on it until about 2 am! Another highlight was the bike ride I took down to the beach and back. It was good to do some real exercise after not being able to play soccer for so long because of my back injury.
I will check my score again at the end of my 21 days of gratitude!
1) I am grateful to have such great PhD supervisors to advise me with my thesis.
2) I am grateful to have an iPad.
3) I am grateful to have both my parents still alive and available for me to chat with.
The highlight of my day was getting lots done on my thesis. I worked solidly on it until about 2 am! Another highlight was the bike ride I took down to the beach and back. It was good to do some real exercise after not being able to play soccer for so long because of my back injury.
15/01/2012
Day 3 - Sun 15 Jan 2012
1) I am grateful to the staff at the Coastal Campus for allowing me to stay another week here.
2) I am grateful to Darren and his boys for putting up the boy's new playground in our garden.
3) I am grateful to Leanne for everything she does for me!
The highlight of my day was going swimming with Oscar after lunch and watching him swim 33 m of a 50 m outdoor pool. I also enjoyed our bike ride around the village this morning, and I enjoyed listening to an audio book about football stats as I drove down the mountain to the Coastal Campus late this afternoon.
2) I am grateful to Darren and his boys for putting up the boy's new playground in our garden.
3) I am grateful to Leanne for everything she does for me!
The highlight of my day was going swimming with Oscar after lunch and watching him swim 33 m of a 50 m outdoor pool. I also enjoyed our bike ride around the village this morning, and I enjoyed listening to an audio book about football stats as I drove down the mountain to the Coastal Campus late this afternoon.
Day 2 - Sat 14 Jan 2012
1) I am grateful to the manager of the hiking store for giving me a staff discount voucher.
2) I am grateful to Oscar for behaving so well when we went out shopping.
3) I am grateful for Marie getting me on this diet. I am much more conscious about what I eat now.
The highlight of my day was going to the hiking shop with Oscar and buying things we will need for our South American adventure. I also enjoyed going for a bike ride with him across the common this morning.
2) I am grateful to Oscar for behaving so well when we went out shopping.
3) I am grateful for Marie getting me on this diet. I am much more conscious about what I eat now.
The highlight of my day was going to the hiking shop with Oscar and buying things we will need for our South American adventure. I also enjoyed going for a bike ride with him across the common this morning.
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