Instilling Gratitude in the Next Generation
“Gratitude lights our world,” says Jill Rivkin, co-founder of Gratitude Generation. “It’s an overall attitude about how you approach your life.” This week, Andrea Hecht sits down with Jill to discuss the transformative power of gratitude. Jill shares her journey from being a young storyteller to becoming a magazine writer, editor, and children’s book author, as well as her transition from city life in Chicago to balancing motherhood and professional aspirations in the suburbs.
Jill’s passion for gratitude led her to co-found Gratitude Generation, an organization dedicated to teaching gratitude through hands-on service and education. They share practical ways to incorporate gratitude into daily life and emphasize the importance of modeling it for children. Jill and Andrea also offer personal stories and insights into fostering empathy and community support.
Listeners will be inspired by Jill’s journey and the actionable strategies she offers for cultivating a grateful and fulfilling life. This episode is a valuable resource for anyone looking to instill gratitude in themselves and future generations.
Quotes
“Gratitude is an overall attitude about how you approach your life. It’s also an actionable attitude about how you approach things and with what feelings and reactions you approach them with.” (20:28 | Jill Rivkin)
“Gratitude generation is at the heart in our community of inspiring gratitude with tens of thousands of people a year… GLOWING stands for Gratitude Lights Our World… When you feel grateful for what you’ve done or what you’ve been given or what you have, you will glow and it will light the world and make it all a better place. And we know we know the world could use some glowing.” (32:36 | Jill Rivkin)
“I think that it is important to highlight that it does kind of wrap up into values. And so if we are to kind of pass this to the next generation, we need to stop and pause and look at ourselves and understand, is this one of our core values? And if it is, how are we exercising that muscle? And are we looking at things with the glass half full? Or are we always complaining? Or how does that trickle down?” (51:49 | Andrea Hecht)
Links
Connect with Jill Rivkin:
Gratitude Generation: https://www.gratitudegeneration.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gratitude.generation
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/374544252977626
To purchase a copy of Jill Rivkin’s book, “Crazy Hair:” https://a.co/d/1sRIlQY
To purchase a copy of Jill Rivkin’s book, “It’s Just a Potato:” https://a.co/d/bcUpccN
Connect with your host, Andrea Hecht:
Connect with Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullyinformedlifecoaching
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