Thanking a Thousand People for a Single Cup of Coffee

Watch the video and answer the questions below.

  1. What’s your default state?
  2. Do you give thanks? How?
  3. What do you take for granted every day?
  4. What are some of the things you are most grateful for in your life?
  5. What “gratitude trail” would you like to try?
  6. Do you think that expressing gratitude regularly can have a positive impact on your mental and emotional well-being? Why or why not?
  7. How can we cultivate a habit of gratitude in our lives, especially during difficult times or when things don’t go as planned?

Harpist brings warmth to hospital patients

Watch the video and answer the questions below.

  1. What type of music does Karen Stowe not do? 😉
  2. What effect does the harp have on people?
  3. What did Karen use to be?
  4. What do you think Karen means when she says, “When you start playing the harp, everything just kind of melts a little bit”?
  5. Karen Stowe says, “I’m the only person that can be stressed at home and come to work to relax.” Can you think of other occupations that share a similar feeling?
  6. What do you think are the upsides and downsides of a job like Karen’s?
  7. What effect does music have on you?
* a Certified Music Practitioner (CMP) is a specially-trained musician who provides live acoustic music at bedside, one-on-one, for therapeutic purposes