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 […]
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, […]
Become Present | Grateful Perspective – Day 1
Last year, I reviewed Kristi Nelson’s ‘Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Power of Taking Nothing For Granted‘ and have been wanting to delve into some of the practices she recommends in her book. I decided to look at how a grateful perspective can lead me to go deeper into gratitude. Today, is Day 1 of […]
Welcoming August With Gratitude
I’m welcoming August with gratitude. I always do. It’s a special month for me – my birth month! 😉 Welcoming August With Gratitude Gratitude Challenges I’ve decided to begin and end the month with some gratitude challenges. For the next seven days, I’ll be looking at how I can change my perspective to be more […]