21 days of Gratitude

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…

Gratitude is Healing: Day 14. –21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart Gratitude is healing, and we bring that healing to our world today, as our hearts are disturbed and heavy from recent events . I take courage in the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, who in the face of great loss and tragedy from the Vietnam War,…

The Energy of Gratitude: Day 13. –21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart We all have stubborn places in us; thoughts and feelings that stick to us like gum on the sole of a shoe. Yet the practice of gratitude allows a new energy to stir in us. So for today, I am inviting us to…

Expressing Gratitude: Day 12. 21 days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart. As I rode my bike through the park on my way to work, I noticed the beauty of a thousand dew drops creating a blanket of sparkling light on the grass, and I thought that’s what gratitude looks like in the world. This morning,…