THE GLAD TECHNIQUE AT THRIVEGLOBAL.COM. IN WHICH THE AUTHOR INTERVIEWS JOR-EL CARABALLO- A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND CO-CREATOR OF VIVA WELLNESS CENTER IN BROOKLY, NY
"THE GLAD TECHNIQUE IS AN ITERATION OF
A GRATITUDE PRACTICE THAT CAN HELP PROVIDE A BOOST IN MOOD AND POSITIVITY. IT'S ALSO A HANDY ACRONYM THAT STANDS FOR GRATITUDE, LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT (OR ACCOMPLISHMENT) AND DELIGHT.YOU CAN DO THIS NIGHTLY AS A PART OF YOUR WIND-DOWN ROUTINE TO PUT YOU IN A BETTER EMOTIONAL PLACE RIGHT BEFORE BED. AS AN EXAMPLE, MY GLAD NOTE FOR THE DAY MIGHT LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS: DALG
G- I AM GRATEFUL FOR BEING ABLE TO
CONNECT WITH AN OLD FRIEND AS SOMETIMES I FIND IT HARD TO KEEP UP. A- TODAY I LEARNED A NEW STRATEGY FOR HELPING REDUCE BACK STRAIN WHEN I FIND MYSELF WORKING AT MY DESK FOR A LONG TIME. A- I FINALLY CROSSED THAT ANNOYING TASK OFF MY TO-DO LIST. D- I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT THIS MORNING I STUMBLED ON A QUOTE THAT REALLY STRUCK ME, IN A GOOD WAY, AND IT EHT
TOTALLY MADE MY DAY.
IMPLEMENT THIS SHEET AT THE END OF
EACH DAY. IN DOING SO, YOU RE-WIRE YOUR BRAIN TO IDENTIFY THESE GOOD THINGS AS YOUR DAY UNFOLDS. DATE