Background
The Practice

Cultivating
Flourishing

Flourishing is not just a state of being, but a practice of doing. These evidence-based activities are designed to strengthen the muscles of well-being.

Cognitive

Reflection & Inquiry

Activities that require you to set aside time for sustained self-reflection and inquiry. Orient your mind to what is good in the past, present, and future.

Gratitude Activity

Weekly Practice

Identify and write about three things for which you are grateful.

Reflect on your week
Write down 3 good things
Note why they happened
Feel the gratitude

Savoring Activity

Weekly Practice

Attend to, appreciate, and enhance positive experiences in your life.

Notice a moment of joy
Pause to fully experience it
Share it with someone
Look back on it later

Best Possible Self Activity

Weekly Practice

Imagine your best possible self and write about who this person is.

Visualize your ideal future
Write freely for 15 mins
Focus on specific goals
Identify steps to take