Appreciating The Gift of Life: Day 20. –21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart. My husband called me earlier today to share the sad news that a colleague’s husband died suddenly last night. When something like this happens to people we know, we share in their sadness, and we also wake up. We become a little more…

Recognizing Generosity: Day 19 –21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart When I started this blog series, I didn’t realize I would be touching something with such depth and resonance. I have found that exploring, discovering, grappling with, and deepening gratitude has offered me a more loving, compassionate, and inspired way to be. I am…

Living Gratefully: Day 17. –21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart. This is a season of looking for the bounty and good in our lives, which creates “a disposition for gratitude and  allows us to see that some of the challenges we face may be blessings in disguise,” as Angeles Arrien writes in Living in…

Gratitude Offers Acceptance: Day 16. –21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart. Last night, I was filled with tears and so much doubt about many things. I felt lost, and even my desire to be grateful eluded me. With a wad of tissue in one hand and a pen in the other, I sat in my living…

Gratitude Integration. –21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart Enjoying the rest of a Sunday, we take time to integrate our gratitude commitment, by pausing and asking ourselves a few powerful questions: What are you thankful for today? In what ways are you shifting your perspective from looking at what is not working to developing…