{"id":2452,"date":"2021-03-25T05:55:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T09:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2025-04-21T09:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:46:06","slug":"thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/25\/thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2452\" class=\"elementor elementor-2452\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ae13c6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ae13c6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec7d9b4\" data-id=\"4ec7d9b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6843e7d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6843e7d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today&#8217;s topic is more simple than most but the most important!<\/p>\n<p>THANK YOU. Thank you to those who are reading and following along. A special thank you to those who have texted, shown support and shared your own stories! And, I can&#8217;t forget those I&#8217;ve mentioned in blog posts for being such a big part of my life. It has been 3 months since I woke up and decided to do this and so far it has been super fun. The best part is hearing from everyone and connecting with you all!\u00a0 <strong>With the greatest sincerity, I appreciate you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This expression of thankfulness, leads us to the second topic today: sustained gratitude. Also known as sustained positive emotion.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-transform: uppercase;\">Storytime<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Moving<\/h3>\n<p>Many years ago, a great friend and I were talking after I moved from PA to NC. To put things in perspective: the first few months of moving was fairly difficult. This was largely due to the large cultural shift I experienced. Just think, I moved from a large northeastern city (where shirts literally said, &#8220;I&#8217;m not angry, I&#8217;m from Philly&#8221;) to a quint, cute, put together southern &#8216;city&#8217; (where everyone greeted one another, smiled and said, &#8220;hey&#8221;.).<\/p>\n<h3>A good friend<\/h3>\n<p>During this phone call, my friend informed me about sustained gratitude. <em>Side note<\/em>: I realize not all people have friends that give them researched advice. I sincerely would consider this friend my family at this point. Not only have we known one another almost are entire lives, we truly care about one another&#8217;s well-being. This example alone reminds me how fortunate I am to have this particular person in my life!<\/p>\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\n<p>After our conversation, I seriously considered how to reframe some of the things I was experiencing. In addition, I started a daily gratitude practice. This practice consisted of setting a timer for 5 minutes and writing down free thoughts on everything I was grateful for. After about 3 days, I felt a shift in my openness, I dropped some of my natural defensiveness AND even started to wave and say, &#8220;hey&#8221; back to my friendly passer-bys!<\/p>\n<h3>Results<\/h3>\n<p>This small shift was so effective to my daily life. One of the best parts is having a written log of some amazing things, but also realizing how grateful I am for simple, everyday things.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, when I have found myself feeling a bit off or getting too much in my head about anything, I restart this practice. Maintaining it for a handful of days at least and typically a month at a time, it has a re-centering effect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-699f804 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"699f804\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f18281f\" data-id=\"f18281f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11497b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11497b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=as_ss_li_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=brighteyedsmi-20&#038;language=en_US&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B07HCWF354&#038;asins=B07HCWF354&#038;linkId=271066700a8cbd5a19c17d412049b3b0&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-540fe59\" data-id=\"540fe59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea94635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea94635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/heyyall-215x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2496\" alt=\"hey yall\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/heyyall-215x300.jpg 215w, http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/heyyall.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d2462d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d2462d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e4d2a4\" data-id=\"5e4d2a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742d636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"742d636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>SUSTAINED GRATITUDE<\/h2>\n<p>Some may think this is overly simple, however the way I understand and practice sustained gratitude is as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Use a notes app on my phone, computer or taking out my journal<\/li>\n<li>Set a timer for 5 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Write single words or full sentences on anything that pops into my mind as something I am grateful for<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Some suggest doing this morning and night, I happen to do it once per day and typically no longer time myself. Timing myself in the beginning was extremely helpful. I do recommend writing it down, mostly because my mind tends to wander if I don&#8217;t.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-675b776 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"675b776\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3427be3\" data-id=\"3427be3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b80010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b80010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Examples<\/h4>\n<p>Sometimes I start out with the name of a person, sometimes I list my dogs or a good meal I&#8217;ve had.\u00a0 Other times I list the weather, my education or my pay check.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This week I am taking a class at work which is providing great value.\u00a0 It has led to feelings of appreciation over my career, my company and everything that got me to this point.\u00a0 I also of course list the class itself and each of my colleagues that is taking it with me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I was able to get outside and watch my favorite sport.\u00a0 Another example is that my particular position is able to be done remotely which kept me working full-time during this current pandemic.\u00a0 The most common things on my lists are: people, food, nature and my dog (go figure).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8c3ad5\" data-id=\"f8c3ad5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8d1f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e8d1f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/March-25-Gratitude.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2477\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/March-25-Gratitude.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/March-25-Gratitude-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8184781 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8184781\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b39772b\" data-id=\"b39772b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c58d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c58d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase;\">What are some of the positive effects, as tested by science?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This article by UC Davis answers based on research: <a href=\"https:\/\/health.ucdavis.edu\/medicalcenter\/features\/2015-2016\/11\/20151125_gratitude.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/health.ucdavis.edu\/medicalcenter\/features\/2015-2016\/11\/20151125_gratitude.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To summarize:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower stress hormone<\/li>\n<li>Decreased depression<\/li>\n<li>Less fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Better sleep quality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>How to get started?<\/h3>\n<p>First, I would recommend something as simple as\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/quizzes\/take_quiz\/gratitude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking this quiz.<\/a>\u00a0My results are below, I scored an 89 out of 105.\u00a0 There are a handful of questions I didn&#8217;t particular resonate with.\u00a0 However, overall this is a great starting point.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve also embedded the quiz below so you don&#8217;t have to navigate away \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Second, use the steps above (take out paper and a pen, set a timer and just start writing!)<\/p>\n<p>Thirdly, practice.\u00a0 In the true sense of practice (yes I hope you are all thinking about Allen Iverson now)&#8230; ANYWAY, seriously practice, each day set your timer and write away.\u00a0 Gradually your list will get longer, 5 minutes will not be enough and you will start to see the impact!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-944c345 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"944c345\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f0d51b\" data-id=\"0f0d51b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5cbb8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5cbb8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>My gratitude quiz results<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2976418 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2976418\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ff7118\" data-id=\"0ff7118\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c7e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56c7e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GratitudeQuizResults.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2461\" alt=\"Gratitude Quiz Results\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GratitudeQuizResults.jpg 785w, http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GratitudeQuizResults-300x142.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.brighteyedsmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GratitudeQuizResults-768x363.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a503a10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a503a10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82fcceb\" data-id=\"82fcceb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c354e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c354e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/quizzes\/embed\/gratitude\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"iFrameResizer0\" style=\"overflow: hidden; 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