Why? Turn your worrying into winning.

Research [1, 2] suggests that thinking about how things could have been worse is linked with better psychological health and can help people feel relief and gratitude. Studies even suggest this type of thinking can be particularly effective for people with anxiety, helping them regulate emotions and reduce worry.

Your flight could have been canceled, but it wasn't. That important email could have gone to spam, but it made it through. This practice helps us flip our disaster-thinking brain into a gratitude-generating machine. The idea for this gathering came from a conversation on Grateful.org with Dr. Joel Wong.

1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2408534/
2. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0017905

When? Two options.

Wednesday the 5th from 12-1:00pm in the morning. OR Thursday the 6th from 6-7pm at night.

Both events have the same content, so you only need to attend one or the other. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to settle in. We will begin right at 9am or 6pm with a warm-up exercise.

Where? TBD.

I am finding us a location. If you have space and would like to help host this event please email hamraduncan@gmail.com.

Who? 16 grateful neighbors.

Get to know 15 of your fellow could've-been-disaster survivors. This gathering will bounce back and forth between silent reflection and group conversation so you'll have a chance to connect with multiple people. Plus, I'll hang around after the event for "porch time" if you want to keep the conversation going.

What? Reflect, share, connect.

Draft Agenda:

1. 5min - Introduction + examples.
2. 10min - Big group conversation.
3. 15min - Solo practice.
4. 15min - Partner conversations.
5. 5min - Closing.