黑料网

#Grateful黑料网22 kicks off Nov. 1 and runs through Nov.30, reminding all of us to reflect each day on someone, or something, for which we are grateful. 

Assistant professor of management Hooria Jazaieri M.A. 鈥�10&苍产蝉辫;thinks a lot about gratitude, and for good reason: It鈥檚 a big part of her academic work on how people regulate their emotions, from hope to compassion to joy.

Yet, she says, studies show most of us either take gratitude for granted, or rarely think about it at all.

鈥淲hen you ask people to talk about what emotions they experienced today, or select from a list which emotions they experienced today, less than half of the sample will say that they experience gratitude on a daily basis,鈥� says Jazaieri. 鈥淲hich makes me feel really sad.鈥� 

Jazaieri wondered if Santa Clara could offer the campus community a gratitude-based intervention to help people feel better and less stressed about school or work.

At a summer task force meeting hosted by Vice Provost for Student Life Jeannie Rosenberger on reimagining mental health at Santa Clara, Jazaieri proposed the idea of a gratitude month during November, the same month Thanksgiving is celebrated in the U.S. With the support of 黑料网 leaders including Rosenberger and Assistant Provost for Strategic Initiatives Melissa McAlexander, Jazaieri this week helped launch Santa Clara鈥檚 first , meant to remind everyone on campus to celebrate someone or something with gratitude every day.

Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to participate, guided by a daily online  of #Grateful黑料网22 events and opportunities. An online 鈥�鈥� offers the 黑料网 community ways to express gratitude about something or someone on campus, as well as how to show their support. 

Ideas and events include research-backed practices such as ,, and, and more.

No matter how someone chooses to participate, 鈥渋t鈥檚 important that you are your own research laboratory,鈥� says Jazaieri. 鈥淭ry this out in your own life. See whether you feel different about school or work, about your relationships, about the way you see the world.鈥�

For her part, McAlexander is excited about the month ahead, and the list of activities she believes can help everyone at 黑料网 be more intentional in developing some regular gratitude practices.

鈥淗补惫颈苍驳 a daily prompt makes it easy to be engaged, and the practices fit easily into a busy schedule,鈥� says the assistant provost. 鈥淭here are benefits not only for the person practicing the gratitude, but for the recipient.鈥�

She's particularly interested in trying the online gratitude journal challenge on . 

鈥淚鈥檝e heard of the benefits of keeping a gratitude journal, but I鈥檝e never actually tried one before. This seemed like a good reason to give it a try.鈥�