OPTIONAL: (even if you choose not to about your experiences, I still urge you to do use the DESC script in this way!)

I am leaning over into experimenting here...but...here is your challenge:  Choose three people in your life to whom you wish to express gratitude and/or appreciation.  Take some time to draft out these messages of appreciation before you express them using the following adaptation of the DESC script: "When I saw/heard ____, I felt ____ because____."  For example, "When you said, 'you were your father's happiest thought', I felt so appreciative of you because I really needed comfort in that moment." Or, "When I saw that it was you calling, I was really excited because I have been looking forward to talking to you all day!" Or, "When I read what you wrote in my birthday card, I was really touched by what you said because I could tell you really put your heart into your words."  Once you have expressed these sentiments to folks in your life, take some time to  about what happened.  How did you feel doing this?  How did the other person respond?  In what way do you think you impacted this person?  Any other thoughts about this activity you wish to share?

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Gratitude Experiment Saying Thanks with DESC This is an interesting challenge and Im happy to partic... View the full answer