A popular description of creativity is “A feat of association.”  Association, or making connections, is also at the heart of my gratitude approach. It’s always a great practice to recall an experience that left you feeling grateful and seeing how essential qualities of these experiences show up in new situations.  If you haven’t already created you Grateful Dozen list; 1) recall experiences when you felt grateful, 2) consider the special qualities of these experiences and craft one or two-word themes that could represent a broad application, 3) practice making connections between your themes and something present in new situations.