We flunk a gratitude challenge, and decide to try again in collaboration with a backyard barred owl.

Mentioned in today’s episode:

• Robert A. Emmons, Gratitude Works! A 21-Day Program for Creating Emotional Prosperity, Jossey-Bass, 2013.
• Angeles Arrien, Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life, Sounds True, 2011.
• Louise Hay, Gratitude: A Way of Life, Hay House Inc., 1996.
• Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough, “Counting Blessings Versus Burdens: An Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2003, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 377-389.
• Monica Bartlett and David DeSteno, “Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior: Helping When It Costs You,” Psychological Science, 2006, Vol. 17., Issue. 4, pp. 319–325.
• Christina Armenta and Sonja Lyubomirsky, “How Gratitude Motivates Us to Become Better People,” Greater Good, May 23,2017, https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how gratitude motivates us to become better people