Dear College of Education Community,
As we move into the end of the year full of holidays, now is the time to contemplate gratitude. Take a moment to think of the people in your lives you are thankful for. Engaging in community and belongingness at home and at work offers many reasons to be grateful. For example, support from our community is one way we remain resilient and adaptive, especially in these complex and challenging times.
According to a Psychology Today article by Najma Khorrami, here are three other important reasons for practicing gratitude:
- Gratitude promotes self-care via healthier living-Research indicates that gratitude practice promotes exercise, better nutrition, better sleep, and not smoking, among other things.
- Gratitude promotes self-care via selflessness and humility-Self-care via gratitude holds benefits for social well-being. A regular gratitude practice motivates us to seek kindness and generosity to reward our minds as well as to improve circumstances for others; the latter, improving the lives of others, makes us more selfless and humbler.
- Gratitude promotes self-care via meaningful connection to others- Feeling socially connected goes a long way to promoting self-care as well as societal care.
To find out more go to https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/comfort-gratitude/202010/self-care-and-gratitude-how-they-go-hand-in-hand
For a list of other self-care options, you can also go to our COE self-care website for resources for faculty, staff, students, and the community at https://www.csun.edu/eisner-education/self-care
With gratitude for our amazing college community of faculty, staff, and students.
Warmly,
Shari