Monday Campaign: NOVA Gratitude and Appreciation Week Is Here — Spread Positivity
Today’s Monday Campaign reminds us that it really is better to give than to receive — especially when it comes to showing compassion. A small act of kindness, a compliment or a sign of appreciation has the power to immediately transform someone’s outlook. Good feelings are contagious; and so is positivity, moving quickly from person to person.
We encounter so many people throughout the day — the barista at the local coffee shop, the crossing guard on the corner, a cashier, a student, coworkers, our barber — where there are ample opportunities to spread comfort, kindness and compassion. One way to do this from the comfort of your home is through the loving-kindness meditation, which asks the practitioner to send warm wishes first to loved ones, then to acquaintances and finally to all living beings. Try to apply this practice to people in (and out of) your life this Monday, and personalize it by extending specific warm wishes — such as gratitude, support and joy as they come to you.
Next time you see those people, turn your positive wishes into actions by offering them some warm words or simply a smile. By extending positive energy outward, you too will feel recharged.
Join your colleagues this week as we collaboratively embrace the positive impact of giving through gratitude and appreciation practices.
It’s NOVA’s Spring 2024 Gratitude and Appreciation Week! Remember to look for a Daily Flyer message each day this week from the Office of Employee Wellness and Wellbeing (OEWW) to help you establish and refresh your gratitude and appreciation practices.
Additional Loving Kindness Meditations:
- Compassion Meditation | Practice | Greater Good in Action (berkeley.edu)
- This Loving-Kindness Meditation Is a Radical Act of Love — Mindful
- Loving Kindness Meditation infographic | American Heart Association
- Guided Meditations — MARC | UCLA Health
Submitted by:
Dahlia Henry-Tett, Chief Wellness Officer (CWO), employeewellbeing@nvcc.edu