Welcome!
I am Emily, and I’m so glad you’re here. As the founder of Tell Me 3 Good Things, I am on a mission to change the world by helping people shift perspective and in doing so, shift their lives. One tiny action at a time, one moment at a time, one day at a time. Tiny changes make a big difference.
Tell Me 3 Good Things is a simple 3-part practice where we Notice, Name + Share good things each day. This is a powerful tool for personal, collective, and societal change: we practice as individuals, and we share in community, we build bridges across difference - and together we amplify all that is good in our lives and in the world.
The practice is so simple. The effects are profound.
THE PREMISE
Some good things are obvious - birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, new babies, promotions, family reunions. Lots of good things are quiet and simple - catching all the green lights on the way to work, a perfectly ripe avocado, a compliment, the air moving in and out of our lungs, a roof over our heads, the dishwasher, toilets that flush, opposable thumbs. Those simple quiet good things deserve our attention. In fact, we need them.
So, we practice.
HOW WE DO IT
Step 1: We Notice. Sometimes the good things are obvious, other times they’re not. Sometimes the noticing takes effort. It’s called a practice for a reason.
Step 2: We Name. Take a picture, write it down, say it out loud. This gives substance to the good thing, so that it exists outside of your own personal awareness.
Step 3: We Share. Tell someone, text a friend, leave a comment here, hit reply and send me an email. When we share our good things with others, we create ripples. We help each other to see more good things.
This practice is powerful, and the power is amplified because we do it together, although you don’t have to do it together here with us - you can do it at your dinner table, with your team at work, with family, with friends, with a group, with one other person. You can also do it by yourself, but as you’ll see, sharing is a key aspect of the practice.
WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING UNDER THE SURFACE
We’re building or strengthening the wiring in our brains (neural pathways, in science speak) that makes it easier for us to perceive good things. The same way we build wiring in our brains to be able to do multiplication tables, or speak a foreign language, or play piano.
MEET THE FOUNDER, EMILY GAINES DEMSKY
Hi, I’m Emily. I’m a writer, painter, and movement leader who’s on a mission to reshape the future of humanity by helping people to Notice, Name + Share the good things that surround them.
Here’s what I know:
Hard things are all around us, and they make themselves known at every turn. The news, the social media, the price of groceries, war, illness, grief, suffering, the list goes on and we don’t have to look far to find them.
The good things, on the other hand, aren’t always clamoring for our attention, but they’re how we balance the scales in our minds and in our hearts. The good is what keeps us going when we feel like climbing under the covers for the foreseeable future. And when it’s hardest to see the good, that’s when we need this practice the most. The awareness of simple good things is how we hold onto hope during difficult times.
Tiny, daily shifts create huge ripples. And when you shift your perspective, you’re also learning how to be present in the moment, create resilience, and craft the world we want to leave behind for the next generation.
I’m so glad you’re here, and I can’t wait to practice with you.
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