Episode 1: What is Gratitude?
December 2, 2009 We are so excited to share the very first Spring episode, a fun conversation about gratitude! We hope you enjoy this video and forgive us for the little tech issues we had while filming. It's an imperfect journey so our discussion is left unedited. We hope to improve the video quality and format each month! Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Sit down on a comfy chair with a delicious cup of hot chocolate and enjoy Spring's Episode 1: What is Gratitude?
After watching the video clips, please be sure to check out the bottom of this post for links to topics discussed and the December Giveaway (with five recipients!).
Spring EP 1, Part 1: Introductions
Spring EP 1, Part 2: Defining Gratitude
Spring EP 1, Part 3: Showing Gratitude
Spring EP 1, Part 4: Being Grateful
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--> December Giveaway: Five Gratitude Journals
Gratitude journals are a Spring favorite! We are giving away brand new gratitude journals to FIVE individuals who post a comment below. It's simple: leave a comment and you are entered into the giveaway!
Comments must be posted by 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. We'll use random.org to select the five recipients. The recipients will be announced on SpringInspiration.com on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.
Gratitude Journal Description from Compendium: Celebrate and appreciate life’s everyday gifts. This Gratitude journal is the ideal place to record moments savored, good days remembered and great friends treasured. A great gift for yourself, friends, family or coworkers – anyone who wants to capture the special moments and memories of their life.
--> Resources & Links
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading [Remarkable talks by remarkable people, free to the world]
Gratitude & Happiness [Findings from a 2003 study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - to read about more studies search the topic on Google Scholar]
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Each week, we will be posting individual videos on the Spring website.
Next Video: Tuesday December 8: Carolyn's Personal Introduction!
Carolyn Rubenstein| Jess Constable| Jess Gonacha Swift| Michelle Ward in Gratitude, Video
Reader Comments (84)
Thank you so much to all of you ladies for being a part of this and allowing me to participate as well! It looks amazing and way beyond what I could have ever expected. And a HUGE thank you to Ben for helping this become a reality. :)
What Jess LC said :)
I just watched the first video and I am so excited about this too. I have to go to work now, but I can't wait to get home now and watch the rest of your videos you inspiring young ladies. I can see this is going to be very good.
This is so exciting! You ladies are so wonderful, and I'm so honored to be a part of this with you. :)
You ladies are amazing and you have no idea how much I needed this right now.
Thank you for doing what you do.
I am so excited too :)! Thank you so much Jess LC, Jess GS, and Michelle! So much gratitude on the Spring site today :).
great work ladies!! looking forward to seeing this bloom!
Melissa and Liz - Thank you so much for your support and kind words. So grateful to know that you are enjoying the first videos!
I enjoy journals and love starting a new journal. There is something exciting about starting a new journal and writing on fresh, clean pages.
@Khristian - Thank you! We are excited to see Spring bloom as well!!
@Christina - I completely agree. Starting a new journal is like a new beginning. It's a clean slate!
This is great!!! I loved seeing you all in the flesh!! :) Okay, back to finish the videos...
Thank you all so much for your comments! I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos. It's making me even more excited to record the next one!
Ok, if Michelle is an old lady, what does that make me at 33? Senile perhaps. I still have all my teeth too! :-) You guys are all adorable and I love what you're doing here. xox
thank you for providing another great resource for inspiration. i think i've connected with each of you via twitter and i'm happy to have a central hub for your thoughts and muses. the idea of gratitude really hits home during the holiday season. as we embark on the final month of 2009, i'm focused on gratitude for all i've been blessed with this year. hugs! ♥kaileenelise
Nice job, ladies. I really enjoyed watching you interact together and bounce ideas off each other. By the second video, I felt like I was right there, too. You're exactly right - gratitude is a choice, a skill to be built. It was nice to be reminded of that. None of us has everything figured out perfectly, but it will be nice to explore some of these concepts with you four that can help us live our lives to the fullest. Happy Holidays.
What an amazing first video series! I cant wait to see what's next! Great job ladies!
What an amazing project. I am beyond intrigued and inspired. Thank you.
And now, my fingers are crossed so very tightly.
Katie
I'm inspired and can't wait to see more from you ladies!
Amazing. Wonderful. Inspiring...
Lovely journals. I'm keeping my fingers crossed in hopes that I win one. I'm enjoying "Spring." The collaboration is stellar. Thanks!
@Lindsay
@Leah
@Kaileenelise
@Victoria
@Ben
@Laura B
@Janet
Wow, I am truly overwhelmed by your responses. Grateful is the feeling I suppose :). It's such a wonderful little adventure we are embarking on together as a community. I'm so happy that you are connecting with the video dialogue - we hope this builds into a community project as we all explore different topics and build new bonds! Thank You!!!!
what a great project! can't wait to see more!
What a perfect idea for the new year! I am excited for this new site!
Goodness gracious everyone, this is out of control awesome! Thank you all for your support and inspiring words as we start out in this fun new venture. Yay!!
Excellent! love what you are up to....
look forward to your upcoming posts ~
:)