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My Prayer is Noticing and Saying Thank You
Their prayer moved with them and through them as they danced. San Felipe Feast – a prayer They danced. Moving together to the pounding of the drums. One two one two one two one two. To infinity. The drums and the bare feet of the women and the moccasined feet of the men drove…
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Research Says Just Make It Your Goal
Making gratitude the priority. The Benefit of Making Gratitude Your Goal Neuroscience has found that all humans have a negativity bias. This means that our brains are more cued in to noticing threats than rewards. It means that we will notice, respond to and remember the negative for more than we will remember the…
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Don’t Cover Up Shit with Glitter
I found actual dog shit in my bed! Allow The Shit To Be Shit A couple weeks ago I was talking about Getting Real About Gratitude where I mentioned that things aren't always pretty but that we can still find beauty by looking at the ugliness with a grateful heart. Well that was put to…
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Practice Choosing Those You Care About Every Day
They will feel your appreciation even if you don’t tell them. Gratefully I Choose You There is a great paradox with those we love that the more we have them in our lives the more we get caught up in the mundane details of day to day life and the less we show them how…
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Get Out of Your Perspective Rut
I have always hated that. Another Day Another Opportunity Yesterday I was at Target and making small talk with the cashier. We were celebrating that he was getting off work in 15 minutes. Then he started talking about how much he hates Mondays and how he has hated them his entire life. He really lost…
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Listen. The Sound is Fleeting.
Mindfully enjoying the fleeting moments of spring. All The Noticing If you notice anything, it leads you to notice more and more. ~Mary Oliver My lilacs are blooming. The beautiful and bright pops of purple are the early signs of spring in my yard. My biggest lilac bush is directly in my path…
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Getting Real about Gratitude
It’s not all daisies and sunsets. The Reality of Gratitude Before I started my gratitude practice I used to roll my eyes at people’s gratitude. I mean, come on. Don’t they live in the real world like the rest of us? Where’s the dog shit and the car wrecks and the death? Why is…
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Allow the Sun In
What will bloom if you allow the sun to shine on it? Growing Gratitude Things have been hard. There has been struggle. There is struggle. And though it all you are growing. You are even able to find gratitude throughout it all. I invite you to allow in even more gratitude. As the sun…
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Wise Wounds
That place that hurts. This Isn’t Your Last Wound There is a wound. Slashing through your heart. Or is it your body? Your soul? It screams out to you in pain fresh and bloody. Or the throb of an ancient hurt muted but etched in stone. It begs for your attention. It buckles your…
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Discover Your Own Special Light
Is your light dulled because you haven’t dusted it off? Your Own Unique Shining Light You have unique gifts. Gifts that the world needs. Gifts that are fulfilling to you and while they bring serve the world they also serve you as well. Dust off these talents, skills and abilities. Don’t keep them hidden…
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Try This When Someone Rains On Your Parade
Haters Gonna Hate Staying On Your Path There are always going to be haters, naysayers and complainers. And it can be easy to sink into that negativity. It happens and it’s not that big of a deal as long as we get back on our path. I was confronted with this in a big…
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Fall in Love With Yourself
Happy Valentine’s Day! Look into your heart. Look Into Your Heart and See Beauty There is beauty. It is all around. Do you choose to see it? There is beauty. It is you. Do you choose to be it? On this day of love I challenge each and every one of us to fall in…
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The Wisdom of Feeling Good
Tiptoeing into feeling good. Me, At My Wisest What if the wisdom we seek has been here all along? What if feeling good is our work? What if finding beauty even amidst the struggle is what we are here for? When I am at my wisest I am noticing, aware, feeling it all. And I…
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And Then the Anger Came
Gratitude and anger. We rarely talk about these two together but … Is Anger the Opposite of Gratitude? If you’ve been following the last three issues you know I have been going through a difficult time. In full transparency I am grieving the loss of a beautiful partnership. This breakup has been challenging. But you…
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Is Your Gratitude Practice Building Your Resiliency?
And through my gratitude I now know my worth. What Do You Do When Things Get Hard? Do you try to numb the pain? Do you distract yourself? Do you ignore it? Do you practice gratitude? Do you fall back into some old negative patterns? Do you exercise? Do you feel sorry for yourself? Do…
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The Difference Between Hope and Faith
Yes, I know that I am right where I need to be today. {inhale, exhale} Her Words Reminded Me That It Was True for Me I have been grieving and in this difficult time I have been telling myself, “Everything is going to be OK.” and “It will all work out.” Those are nice and…
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Grateful in Grief
Today as I grieve, I am grateful for dear friends and family that give me space and love and support and prayers and strength … I’m grateful for being so immersed in work that I forgot my pain for a bit … I’m grateful for my big heart that has the capacity to let…
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What I Love About The One Word Resolution
Don’t ignore the problem but staring at it is not the way forward. The Way Forward We have arrived in 2017. A new year. A fresh start. I hope you have taken some time to reflect on 2016 with gratitude. Before you jump into your New Year’s resolutions (if you do that sort of…
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Download Your 2016 Anthology eBook
A Year of Gratitude Happy New Year! I have once again created an anthology of the 2016 gratitude images, quotes and prompts into a pdf ebook. It is quite lovely and a great thing to look to if you ever need a little gratitude inspiration. [su_button url=”http://www.ourgratitudecollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/AnotherYearOfGratitude.pdf” background=”#e9e9e9″ color=”#000000″ center=”yes” desc=”Another Year of…
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Being Grateful Without the Desire to Possess It
Staying grateful through the holidays. A Beautiful Exchange That Inspired Me She complimented me on my earrings. And then she added “they are great on you.” She explained that in many cultures when you compliment something, and seem to be captivated by it, the custom is to give it to them. So she said…