Teresa ThomasFeb 12 minMaking Joy a GoalBy Trish Perry, PCC, 50 Fun Things Alum “Trish, what brings you joy?” My therapist and I thought this was a pretty innocent question. I...
Teresa ThomasJan 34 minJoyful Conversation StartersSmall talk about the weather and traffic gets old and certainly doesn’t set us up to talk about what most matters to us. (Unless we are a...
Teresa ThomasOct 19, 20214 minPicking Up the Pieces After ChangeWe can become mosaic artists of our lives. In 2020 a multitude of changes shook up the picture of everyday life. This year is promising...
Teresa ThomasOct 13, 20212 min50 Fun Things that 50 Fun Things Can Do for Individuals and TeamsI had fun digging in to the reasons people share about what they gain from 50 Fun Things®. I broke the responses down into a list of 50 —...
Teresa ThomasOct 12, 20211 minThe Power of 50 Fun Things interviewIn this interview, Jeannie Kong-Evarts talks with 50 Fun Things® creator, Teresa Thomas about how 50 Fun Things got started and the power...
Teresa ThomasMay 21, 20213 minFun and Free (or Nearly Free) Ways to Spread KindnessWe can all use extra kindness these days. This past year has taught us just how much we need kindness. As we gear up to reconnect in...
Teresa ThomasDec 29, 20203 min50 Clarifying Questions to Connect with Your JoyAre you missing some of your joy? Do you know how to create joy for others but forgot what it feels like for yourself? Has it taken a...
Teresa ThomasMay 4, 20205 min50 Fun Things to Reconnect Your WorkplaceIn this interactive online session, participants came up with 50 ways to reconnect with colleagues now and when they return to work.
Teresa ThomasApr 16, 20207 min50 Fun Things® to Lift Each Other UpWhile we are connecting online and addressing challenges due to the pandemic, it's a good time to think about ways we can help each other...
Teresa ThomasApr 14, 20205 min50 Fun Ways to Support 50 Fun Things® Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me to ask for support in this mission of fostering connection to joy and fulfillment. I've been...
Teresa ThomasApr 9, 20207 min50 Fun Things to Invite Play Into Our LivesWhile we are sheltering in place, it's a good time to try out new things and fresh ways of being. Routines may be getting old. A...
Teresa ThomasApr 1, 20207 min50 Fun Things to Make Our Homes a HavenYour home is your personal sanctuary; the place where you live and probably spend a good deal of time; especially now.
Teresa ThomasMar 20, 20206 min50 Fun Things® to Keep Our Bodies Happy While Social DistancingThis is a compilation of ideas to keep your body happy during sheltering in place. It was generated from a 50 Fun Things Facebook Live.
Teresa ThomasMar 19, 202012 min50 Fun Things for When You are Cooped Up at HomeIn our current state of physical distancing, I've been trying out ways to foster social connection, idea-sharing, joy and hope online....
Teresa ThomasMar 12, 20205 min50 Fun Things® to Nurture Your NetworkIdeas to nurture your network online and in-person compiled from participants at a special-themed 50 Fun Things session for OffiCenters.
Teresa ThomasFeb 4, 20204 minBig Change - Small Acts of Inclusion (50 Fun Things® session with The Diversity Institute)This list of ideas for inclusion was generated by participants at workshops conducted by 50 Fun Things with The Diversity Institute.
Teresa ThomasJan 28, 20203 minAdd Years to Your Life - By Having Fun with the Ones You LoveBy Dr Cassie Wilder, Minneapolis Integrative Medicine Center February is known as the month of Love because of Valentine’s Day. And it’s...
Teresa ThomasJan 4, 20202 minIntentionally Incorporating Joy into Day-to-Day LifeBask in the state of imagining and see which of the things on the list you can incorporate into your life right now.
Teresa ThomasDec 26, 20192 min50 Magical Things Experienced on RetreatBe inspired by seeing 50 of the fun things we experienced at the Maui retreat! See what ideas this triggers for you.
Teresa ThomasDec 3, 20192 minConnecting Across GenerationsIn order to develop into our fullest, wisest selves and avoid despair in old age, we have to keep growing, keep creating, and leave a legacy