Emotional Support Activities Week 11
GIG of the Day
Greetings
Use the Conversation Starter of the Day to ignite a positive discussion.
Monday
Would you rather live in a giant forest or on top of a mountain?
Tuesday
What is one interesting thing about the town you grew up in?
Wednesday
What is your favorite book?
Thursday
What is your favorite way to relax?
Friday
What is one piece of advice you wish every young person knew?
Saturday
Do you like pulp or no pulp in your orange juice?
Sunday
Did your parents like your spouse the first time they met?
Inspiration
Discuss the Inspiration Moment of the Day to inspire feelings of positivity.
Monday
We will either find a way or make one. – Carthaginian Military Leader
Tuesday
Hope is that little thing that pulls you to the top of the hill when you don’t know what’s waiting on the other side. – Bonnie Louise Kuchler
Wednesday
Earth is crammed with little bits of heaven. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Thursday
When it rains look for rainbows. When it’s dark, look for stars. – unknown
Friday
In each of us, there is a little of all of us. – D. Lichtenberg
Saturday
Some of life’s lessons cannot be pried from books – they must be experienced in your bones. – Kobi Yamada
Sunday
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu
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