View these links:

https://possibilitychange.com/gratitude/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzuM2XTnpSA

https://www.ted.com/speakers/shaka_senghor

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/couch-crisis/magical-healing-power-caring-and-hope-psychotherapy

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/opinion/nicholas-kristof-the-power-of-hope-is-real.html

http://hopeoptimism.com/pages/funding-initiatives/philosophy-hope-optimism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHv6vTKD6lg

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_gratitude_changes_you_and_your_brain

https://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2016/07/08/8-ways-to-have-more-gratitude-every-day/#1fdf07261d54

INSTRUCTIONS:

For Reflection #14 Please answer 4 of the following questions:

Why do you think, Andy, the main character, decided to play the music of opera singer for the prisoners? (Sull’aria” from Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”)
What do you think the prisoners were thinking when they heard the opera singer?
Think of a person ( family member, friend, current or historical person) who inspires you with hope? Why do they inspire hope?
How do you inspire hope in others / how do you sustain your own hope?
What does gratitude mean to you?
In what ways do you practice gratitude in your life?
Do you think that society as a whole could benefit from more people using gratitude in their everyday life? How can you be an instrument of change through gratitude?