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In Outrage and in Gratitude
Don’t cover your eyes to it. Don’t ignore it. Take care of yourself too. Being Grateful When The World is So Fucked Up Gratitude ≠ Happiness Darkness is not a lack of gratitude. Authentic gratitude comes from looking at the world with eyes wide open. It is not protected behind blinders – ignoring the horrors…
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I Thought It Was a Good Luck Spell
Ha! I am not a gratitude witch after all. I Said Thank You Because I Wanted More You’d think I have this gratitude thing figured out by now after six years of this daily practice. But that’s why this is called a practice. There is no point of arriving. It is all becoming. Becoming grateful.…
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So, you want to be a badass?
Oh my gosh. Why is this so scary? Tough = Vulnerable I love the quote this week. It is so very true that the most rebellious thing we can do in a disconnected and harsh world is to show our hearts. Show your heart to your friends. Show your heart to your family. Show your…
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Growing Your Intuition
This simple intuition practice helped changed my life. Trusting Your Inner Knowing Do you find yourself distracted by the noise of stress, fears, the overwhelming voices and information on social media, concerns about what others think, and ruminating thoughts? At the end of last year I found myself really pulled this way and that with…
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Grief with Gratitude: a gratitude ritual
Honoring our loved ones who are no longer here. Grieving with Gratitude I have seen that grief has been emerging in our community. I feel for you and am so inspired by your vulnerable and honest gratitude sharing. I decided to create this month’s gratitude ritual with grief in mind and I was so very…
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Great Works Started and Sustained
You have so much to offer the world. Tapping Into Your Softness and Strength The rain came thunderous and hard then soft and gentle. Afterward I went outside to enjoy the cool summer air. The light all around was soft and airy. It was the middle of the day but everything seemed so still and…
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Planting in Your Soul
What is planted in each person’s soul will sprout. ~Rumi A Perfect Time to Look Within Today, the day after the eclipse, the day after the new moon, is a great time to look within and get clarity on what you are wanting to plant in your soul. There is a rich tradition of farming…
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The Gift of a Full Moon: a gratitude ritual
Try this centering gratitude ritual. Start With The Moon I love the quote this week but I haven’t shared it before now because I always thought it was a little contradictory. I thought if you are waiting for good things to come to you how is that giving thanks continuously? Then I reflected on the…
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Prettier Than Ordinary
Let your curiosity play. Look deeper. Find something just a little prettier than ordinary. Try This, Instead of Questioning Everything Be curious. Notice sensations in your body without telling a story about them. Go outside. Listen to the song of nature or the city or whatever song is humming. Find something alive and look closer.…
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The Gift of Relaxation
But I don’t have time. Micro relaxation. A Moment of Relaxation Continuing our topic of pleasure from last week today we explore relaxation. Relaxation can be one of the simplest pleasures but we make it out to be this huge unattainable thing. We are so damn busy. That is true but no matter how busy…
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Awash in Pleasure
Don’t you miss feeling good? You Deserve To Feel Good For so many of us pleasure is not part of our daily lives. If it happens, great. But we do little to facilitate it, welcome it, create space for it. Then when we want it we expect our bodies to just quickly move from…
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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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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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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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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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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…
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Seeing Gifts Everywhere
So many people shared this video with me I just had to share it with you. Appreciating The Little Gifts What a great video this is to remind us of the gifts we have that surround us every single day. I love his enthusiasm. He has that infectious child-like wonder. My gratitude is more…