The other day I had a really rough day. But I had a student that I was teaching and I made sure that they received the most out of each situation: all the teachable moments, all the pearls from each case. In medicine, and I’m sure in many work situations, you think you have to look like you have everything under control and nothing can phase you. At the end of the day I realized that I had forgotten to teach the most important lesson: how to deal with the rough day!
Why Bother with Gratitude?
Practicing Gratitude
Many years ago my family and I started a “daily” gratitude practice at dinner time. We would talk about the 3 things that went well that day or that we really appreciated. I used this practice as a tool to deal with the negativity from the challenges that I had been facing at work. It ended up being a great practice that we have continued. But is gratitude practice really worth the effort?