2014 starts with Real Thanks

Real Thanks Video Game 

Create 30-second videos thanking a person/group/project/place for the positive difference that she/he/it has made for you.

Why?

Other people will feel good hearing/seeing you thanking them.

You will feel good thanking them.

Gratitude brings out the best in ourselves and each other. 

 Appreciation activates interconnection, joy and abundance.

Inception

I am so thankful for the Real Like That project participants that gratitude became the theme for today's communication.  I made you a video 

and then made a video for  Portland Power Yoga.  That felt so good that I decided to create a simple template for you and other people to participate spreading gratitude: Real Thanks Video Game.

This is not one of those "send 3 videos in 3 hours to have miracles unfold in your life" kind of things. I always feel uncomfortable with those; like there’s a test to pass or a reward somewhere providing I do what someone else tells me to do.  That’s not what this is about.  This is simply an invitation to play with gratitude.

How to play

• Take a moment and reflect on an individual, group, experience, or place that has made a positive difference for you in the past year.
• Make a 30-second video expressing your appreciation.
• Post the video on the person/organization/place’s facebook page. 
• Repeat with as many other people/organizations as you like. 

Making the video*

1. 30 seconds is a suggestion for video length

2. let yourself practice filming

3. be specific rather than general

And have fun!  This is not about being the next Spike Lee or Oprah Winfrey, it’s about saying thanks. 

*This is a one-and-a-half-minute instructional video if that's helpful or entertaining.