TED talks

What Does It Take To Be Grateful?

Listening Challenge

What is the connection between happiness and gratefulness?

What makes seemingly happy people feel unhappy?

Which two things make for gratefulness?


Do you think people should be mostly happy?


How can the uncertainty of life contribute to our feeling gratefulness?

What another quality of life should make us grateful?

What is the key to happiness?


Do you think people should be grateful for everything?


What kind of opportunity are life difficulties?

What kind of living is believed to be successful?

What makes life rich?


How can life be made the richest?


What is the method for a grateful life?

How does the modern lifestyle obstruct happiness?

How does opening our hearts to opportunities change us?


What are/can be the “stop signs” in your life?


What is the grateful world?

How having talked to Guy Raz makes Pharrell Williams happier?

Word/Phrase List

grateful    the same    misfortune    deeply    radiate happiness    valuable    trade in     rises in my heart     become aware     opportunity knocks only once     oppression     confront     rise to the occasion     learn patience     avail of    admire     fail     harness smth     rush through life     invite     offer     enjoy     go with it    potent seed     consciousness     immensely important     scarcity     respectful    equality     contribute     appreciative     caught up in

Credits:

SUXSIEQ #HAPPINESS https://www.flickr.com/photos/suxsie_q/6784847379

Personalities:

Guy Raz

David Steindl-Rast