Emotional Support Activities Week 30
GIG of the Day
Greetings
Use the Conversation Starter of the Day to ignite a positive discussion.
Monday
Name 3 things you consider beautiful.
Tuesday
What is your favorite type of tree?
Wednesday
Has your favorite food changed in recent years? What was it and what is it now?
Thursday
What’s your favorite tourist attraction outside the US?
Friday
What’s your favorite foreign food?
Saturday
Do you prefer background noise or complete quiet when alone?
Sunday
What’s the noisiest place you’ve ever been?
Inspiration
Discuss the Inspiration Moment of the Day to inspire feelings of positivity.
Monday
“It’s a good thing snake and dogs don’t interbreed. Nobody wants a loyal snake.” – Roy Blount, humorist
Tuesday
What do you get a hunter for his birthday? A birthday pheasant
Wednesday
Why was the cake as hard as a rock? Because it was a marble cake!
Thursday
“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” – Helen Keller
Friday
“It’s better to rust out than to wear out.” – Edwin Markham
Saturday
“We relish stories of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody, too.” – Helen Hayes
Sunday
“Freedom is nothing but the chance to be better.” – Albert Camus
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