Last updated November 25, 2024 – 11:13 AM
A special Thanksgiving episode of Blue Sky, a podcast hosted by The Optimism Institute's Bill Burke, will be released this week.
Featuring excerpts from past Blue Sky guests, this episode explores how gratitude can help get through difficult moments and inspire optimism, even when the world feels divided and uncertain. Let me introduce you.
“As we approach Thanksgiving this year, I thought it would be a good time to dig deeper into the theme of gratitude after a confusing and somewhat discouraging season,” says Bill.
Guests include Bert Jacobs, founder of Life Is Good; Ted Johnson, U.S. Navy officer and former Obama administration fellow. Anne Vu Sawyer, author and Vietnamese refugee. David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool. Dr. Richie Davidson is a neuroscientist who studies the effects of compassion on the brain.
They discuss the health benefits of gratitude, the many reasons to be grateful in this moment, and why, despite hardship, our nation's founding ideals are still worth believing in and appreciating.
This episode also challenges listeners to consider gratitude not just as an emotion, but as a mindset that can create connection and resilience, even in times of division.
The special Thanksgiving episode of Blue Sky will be available on all podcast platforms starting November 27th.
