Sometimes life presents us with challenges that can leave us feeling broken and in despair. I’ve had my fair share of rough times. It was tough to find hope in those dark days. I was totally underestimating the power of gratitude. Gratitude is powerful – it can heal and give hope, even when we’re at […]
A Buffet Of Gratitude Practices
In my last post on gratitude, I mentioned how I was struggling with my gratitude journal practice. I’ve been trying out a lot of other ways of practicing gratitude. I realized that we often stick to one way of doing things. Why choose one ‘dish’ when you can serve yourself from a buffet of gratitude […]
Reviewing My Gratitude Practices
Do you know what’s hard sometimes? Practicing gratitude. I’m in the midst of reviewing my gratitude practices to see how I can make them work. Gratitude – a practice? But before I get into that I’d like to respond to a comment from my friend Holly Jahangiri. Here’s what she said: It occurs to me that […]
86400 Seconds
“God gave you a gift of 86400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you?” ― William Arthur Ward I’m grateful for ‘time’. Time moves fast – but it’s something we must be grateful for. I’m grateful for the 57 years I’ve lived. 57 x 365 x 86400 – that’s a lot of […]
Every Day Is A Gift
When we go deeper into the practice of gratitude we start to experience every day as a gift. Every Day Is A Gift When I think of a day as a gift, even the things we take for granted become extraordinary. Breath, the sense of touch, water, the sense of taste, sunrise, sunset – all […]