Emotional Support Activities Week 26
GIG of the Day
Greetings
Use the Conversation Starter of the Day to ignite a positive discussion.
Monday
What’s your favorite seafood?
Tuesday
If you could name a cruise ship, what name would you give it?
Wednesday
Do you prefer to discuss politics or not?
Thursday
What’s the fastest speed you’ve ever driven?
Friday
What’s your least favorite chore?
Saturday
Do you consider yourself to be easy or hard to please?
Sunday
Do you eat all of one thing before eating anything else on your plate or do you taste some of everything?
Inspiration
Discuss the Inspiration Moment of the Day to inspire feelings of positivity.
Monday
“Treat yourself.” – Snoopy
Tuesday
“There is a fountain of youth – your mind.” – Sophia Loren
Wednesday
“Don’t count the days. make the days count.” – Zig Ziglar
Thursday
“I asked a Walmart worker where I could find the nuts. He said, Look around, they’re everywhere”. unknown
Friday
If the person who named walkie-talkies was in charge, stamps would be lickie stickies, defibrillators would be hearty-starties, and bumblebees would be fuzzy-buzzies.” – unknown
Saturday
“I often use words irregardless of their correctivity.” – unknown
Sunday
Another term for small dog – wireless doorbells.” – unknown
Gratitude
Begin each day by reciting the Daily Statement of Thankfulness or offer your own out loud or silently. Next, follow the daily prompt.
Daily Statement of Thankfulness
I am thankful for all the good I have experienced over the course of my life and for the good I helped others experience.
I am thankful for the growth and strength my challenges afforded me and for the times I was able to help others through their challenges.
I am thankful to have loved others and to have been loved by others.
I am thankful for the lessons I learned and for those I helped to teach.
I am thankful for the efforts I made and the work I did and for the efforts that were made and for the work others did on my behalf.
I am thankful for the laughter I have enjoyed and for the times I was able to make others smile.
I am thankful I have had so many people, things, and experiences in my life to be grateful for.
Monday
Say out loud what you are grateful for at this moment.
Tuesday
Draw something you have been grateful for in your lifetime.
Wednesday
Visualize someone you are or were grateful for.
Thursday
Write down anything in the world that you are grateful for.
Friday
Think about something others were grateful to you for during your lifetime. For example: Did you teach someone to fish or bake their favorite cookie? Did you hold the door for strangers? Did you teach Sunday School or give a friend a ride to work?
Saturday
Think of someone you would like to thank if you could for something they did. Examples: the military for keeping us safe or your first-grade teacher or the cruise ship captain who kept you safe as you vacationed.
Sunday
Name one thing in each category that you are or have been thankful for:
- Something in your environment (This could be your personal or the world environment)
- An inexpensive object
- A technology item or invention