As we enjoy one of our last #SummerSudays, it is a good time to talk about the importance of #Gratitude.
@inspiredjen sent out "A word on gratitude" with the @AoCChecklist this week:
"As you may already know, one of the guiding principles of the AoC Checklist...(cont)
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@inspiredjen sent out "A word on gratitude" with the @AoCChecklist this week:
"As you may already know, one of the guiding principles of the AoC Checklist...(cont)
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"...is to practice gratitude. There's solid research that connects the act of expressing thanks with increased feelings of well-being and connection with others. I regularly suggest thanking people--from grassroots leaders to elected officials...(cont)"
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"...on both sides of the proverbial aisle--for doing courageous things.
Gratitude makes you feel more hopeful. It lets people know their efforts are seen and matter. And it also reminds us that there's more to democracy than "my side winning". In reality, democracy...(cont)"
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Gratitude makes you feel more hopeful. It lets people know their efforts are seen and matter. And it also reminds us that there's more to democracy than "my side winning". In reality, democracy...(cont)"
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"...works when we de-escalate the rhetoric, find common ground, and even say thank you. It's what we saw at Sen. McCain's funeral when two former "adversaries" gave eulogies with tears in their eyes: gratitude.
When we find courage to extend a hand or a kind word... (cont)"
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When we find courage to extend a hand or a kind word... (cont)"
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"...a better future is possible. So this week, our team collected a healthy dose of thank-yous. Write just one note or many, but indulge your heart in the practice of gratitude and notice the impact it has on you."
Ready for some acts of gratitude? Read on....
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Ready for some acts of gratitude? Read on....
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Acts of Gratitude
Get out those sparkle markers!
🎇 ACT 1: Thank the American Civil Liberties Union (@ACLU) for continuing to hold this administration accountable for its failure to reunite families separated at the border in the timeframe ordered by Judge Sabraw.
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Get out those sparkle markers!
🎇 ACT 1: Thank the American Civil Liberties Union (@ACLU) for continuing to hold this administration accountable for its failure to reunite families separated at the border in the timeframe ordered by Judge Sabraw.
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📬Address for ACLU: 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York NY 10004
🎇ACT 2: Thank Chip Bergh, Levi Strauss CEO, for supporting grassroots partners with generous funding to prevent and end gun violence. I share your common sense approach that prioritizes..(cont)
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🎇ACT 2: Thank Chip Bergh, Levi Strauss CEO, for supporting grassroots partners with generous funding to prevent and end gun violence. I share your common sense approach that prioritizes..(cont)
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... of all Americans. Thank you.
📬Address (Bergh): 1155 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
🎇Act 3: Thank Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) @WhipHoyer and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) @RepLujanGrisham for continuing to demand this administration comply with a...(cont)
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📬Address (Bergh): 1155 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
🎇Act 3: Thank Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) @WhipHoyer and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) @RepLujanGrisham for continuing to demand this administration comply with a...(cont)
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,,court order to reunify > 500 children & their parents.We haven’t forgotten separated families.Thank you for ensuring this administration doesn’t either.
📬SH:6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 310, Greenbelt, MD 20770
📬MLG:400 Gold Avenue SW, Suite 680, Albuquerque, NM 87102
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📬SH:6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 310, Greenbelt, MD 20770
📬MLG:400 Gold Avenue SW, Suite 680, Albuquerque, NM 87102
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