W9 - Reflectuve entry by Zahra

This week’s assignment was helpful (like the previous ones), I kind of consider it to be more like an activity that an assignment. Having to keep a gratitude journal was a new thing for me, I have never thought about it. At first I thought it was amusing because I have so many things that I am grateful for but having to write only three specific entries was a bit challenging. I actually asked one of the team members if it was an easy task to narrow down her choices to only three. 

It was an interesting experience for all the three of us. In fact, the three of us realized that we should work on this gratitude aspect and be more thankful for what we have in our lives. It is clear that we know that we are lucky to have amazing parents who support us no matter what and friends who love us deeply. But as Agata said maybe we should tell them that more often and most importantly we should express our feelings more. So communicating how we really feel to the persons who contribute to our happiness is something that should become part of our everyday priorities.

Keeping a gratitude journal this week was beneficial for all of us. It has also made an impact on us and on our behavior because it brought us back to the past and to remembering the great moments that we had spent with our families and friends.

As a coach, I felt that the coachee was really into the subject and that she was sharing a lot of valuable information. The coachee was also emotional at times when talking about her father which made us go deeper on our feelings. We felt a great connection between the three of us especially because we appreciate our families and we care a lot about them. As a coachee, I tried to open up a little more and I felt that the coach was really enjoying the discussion. She asked some interesting questions that helped me share more information and talk freely about the three entries. As an observer, I had to make sure that all the five key processes of a coaching conversation were implemented in the discussion and they were.

The gratitude journal makes you see and be aware of the positive aspects that you have in your life. Becoming aware of what you have is certainly a good step towards a rewarding change. I don’t know if I am going to keep the gratitude journal for the rest of my life but I am going to try and be more appreciative for all the good things that I got. It is really difficult to do so because when you get caught in your everyday routine you certainly forget about sharing your feelings and emotions. I am sure that our parents and friends like us for who we are and we are blessed to have them sharing the good and the bad times. That’s why thanking them is the least that we can do.