21 days of Gratitude

Together is the Heart of Gratefulness: Day 11. —21 days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart How do we allow our hearts to keep opening? Yesterday, as I sat in front of a group of children many with runny noses and wiggling, I stopped for a moment, and looked more deeply at them. I could see their puppy…

Inspiring Gratitude: Day 10. —21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart Gratitude is a practice, and when we feel discouraged we turn towards inspiration, asking in prayer for the Spirit to encourage us, so we can be aware of the sacredness of gratitude. Here are a few quotes to keep close to our hearts: To be grateful is…

Making Room for More Gratitude: Day 9. –21 days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart As we engage with practicing gratitude in our daily lives, we begin to notice what creates states of ingratitude in us. It’s important to notice the thoughts and feelings that block us from deepening gratitude in our hearts, and learn to let them…

Gratitude as a Grace: Day 8. —21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart I have been pondering the title of Angeles Arrien’s book, Living in Surrender, which is the inspiration for these 21 Days of Gratitude. It strikes me that the title uses the word in gratitude, and not with gratitude. When we live in…

The Gratitude Habit: Day 7. –21 days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart The writer Alexis de Tocqueville once describe gratitude as “a habit of the heart.” Can gratitude become a habit? We have so many daily habits, we can’t even name all of them, but we know when we are practicing good ones because they make us…

Choose to be Grateful: Day 6. 21 days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart In her introduction to Living in Gratitude, Angeles Arrien reminds us that “Gratitude is a feeling that spontaneously emerges from within. However, it is not simply an emotional response: it is also a choice we make. We can choose to be grateful,…