Grateful Attitude: Day 5

Cultivating a Grateful Attitude: Day 5. —21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart List your blessings and you will walk through those gates of thanksgiving and into the fields of joy–Garrison Keillor Autumn is a time of harvest, a time to recognize and appreciate what has come to fruition in our lives during the year…

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Breath of Thanks: Day 4

Breath of Thanks: Day 4. —21 Days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart. I can sense a slight shift in me as I commit to a conscious gratitude practice.  What are you noticing in yourself? Yet to be honest, I am also noticing my resistance, which is part of the journey. I am enjoying Angeles Arrien’s book, Living in Gratitude,…

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Grateful Seeing: Day 3

Grateful Seeing, Day 3:  –21 days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart.  “We each have the ability to shift our awareness to one of grateful seeing—noticing first what is working in our lives before dwelling on what we lack or desire but have not yet attained, or on our challenges or burdens,” states Angeles Arrien in her…

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The Gift of a New Day: Day 2

Day 2: The Gift of a New Day — 21 days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart.  I woke up this morning filled with tension about going to work at the school library, because on Monday and Tuesday it’s a tiring situation, with an overburdened schedule. I picked up this poem below, and in my prayer time…

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21 days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart

21 days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart. We begin this month of November remembering our ancestors and those that have touched our lives with All Souls’ Day. I attended a beautiful Mass at Saint Ignatius Church, here in San Francisco, with over 100 musicians and singers performing Mozart’s Requiem. One special person I’d like to acknowledge is Angeles…

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