“What’s your favorite quality about yourself?” I remember reading this question recently and wondering how I would answer it. So I decided to do just that, especially with a birthday just past! Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kind of falls into place. ― Jennifer […]
Acknowledge Privilege and Plenty | Grateful Perspective – Day 4
Today’s practice to acknowledge privilege and plenty and have a grateful perspective on my blessings is an important one for me. If you, like me, are sometimes guilt ridden that life has given you so much, then this practice takes on added significance. When I see the suffering, the poverty, hunger and lack of resources […]
Together We Can
Together we can do great things. We are are strong together. These or similar words are what we hear in famililies. Couples tell each other this. Sports teams motivate each other with phrases like this. Corporations use them. Non-profits, as well. And commununities. Together We Can I’ve experienced the joy of creating something meaningful together […]
Invite Peak Awareness | Grateful Perspective – Day 3
On Day 3 of the Grateful Perspective series, I stop to invite peak awareness. Peak experiences are those that engulf all our senses and leave us feeling more connected than ever to ourselves and our shared humanity. These experiences can also deliver us in awe and a larger landscape for hope. Peak awareness refers to […]
Embrace Poignancy | Grateful Perspective – Day 2
Remember that saying, into every life, a little rain must fall? (I realized today that it came from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, The Rainy Day). Today’s grateful perspective is an invitation to accept the ‘rain’ as part of life, embrace poignancy and move forward. We cannot fool the heart — it knows that love, loss, […]