This beautiful story by Margaret Wakely reflects on how her own natural resilience led her through some very difficult, heart wrenching experiences as a child and as a mother, and how, when her resilience slipped, a simple gratitude practice enriched her life and shifted her perspective from overwhelmed and unfair to positive. You’ll find inspiration […]
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A Grateful Piggy Bank
This is a Gratefulness Practice for Children Children love piggy banks — they’re intrigued by hiding coins away, the mystery of how many coins are inside and the fun of counting or dumping them out later. A Grateful Piggy Bank works the same way — with one difference. Each time your child puts a coin […]
Grateful for gifts
So many gifts are exchanged during holiday seasons and throughout the year. Would that all of them were given with joy rather than obligation, and received with openness and curiosity. This season, see if you can accept material gifts with gratitude and intrigue, maybe even with surprise. Such feelings bring playfulness and genuineness to the […]
Choose a Grateful Awareness Prompt
We typically move through the day oblivious to the many things that are here for us, or give us happiness or contentment. A prompt is a tool that helps us remember to notice. It might be the sound of a train, a particular type of flower, rocks or boulders, a food, clouds …. Anything you […]
Keeping A Gratitude Journal
Here is a very simple and widely used practice that can help you become more tuned into the many things you already have that you value and even treasure. Doing it will expand your sense of happiness and well being and produce noticeable effects in just a week or so: keep a gratitude journal! It only takes […]
Gratefulness: A Network For Grateful Living
This is truly an outstanding and rich resources you may wish to explore. Its beautifully designed and thoughtfully curated pages are inviting and engaging. You’ll will find many, many simple inspiring ideas for practicing gratefulness and supporting your well-being. The Network is a global site that offers educational programs and practices, as well as a […]