Sometimes you have to show up and hit Record even when you’re not feeling your best. In this episode, Anya and Mark take time to recognise the good things in life, even when they’re tricky.

They play a game of Gratitude Bingo, where players draw things they're grateful for in each corner of a piece of paper and compare their lists. Their lists include books, sunshine, tea, friends, warmth, opportunities, and cats. They discuss the benefits of finding commonalities and gaining insight into someone else's life, and emphasise the power of gratitude in promoting happiness and wellbeing.

We close with a guided gratitude meditation from Anya.

Three prompts

1. What are three things you're grateful for?
2. What do you normally overlook?
3. Who are you grateful to?

Resources

• The Museum of Happiness
• Anya’s Gratitude Bingo card
• Mark’s Gratitude Bingo card
• The Little Book of Gratitude: Create a Life of Happiness and Wellbeing by Giving Thanks, by Dr Robert A Emmons PhD
• Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Brene Brown
• [Gratitude Journal Practice](https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/gratitude_journal#:~:text=People who wrote in a,hassles or their daily life.)
• Letters of Gratitude: How to Write a Message of Appreciation
• ‘Teflon for the good, velcro for the bad’ - Rick Hanson
• Certified Happiness Facilitator Training - The Museum of Happiness
• Anya Pearse, Intuitive advisor and her An Hour of Kindness

This podcast is produced by Origin.