Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. It can turn an existence into a real life, and disconnected situations into important and beneficial lessons. Gratitude makes sense of Continue Reading

I LOVE Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday, because it's all the family of Christmas without all the pressure. It's just food and family. And gratitude! It's gotta include gratitude. I mean the holiday has Giving Thanks in its name. Here are a few ideas of how you can share gratitude at your Thanksgiving celebration. 1. Thankful Tree Cut out paper leaves from construction paper. Create a tree to hang the leaves from—maybe real branches strategically arranged in a vase or a tree drawn Continue Reading

Today is Veterans Day. It's a day when words of thanks will abound for their service. And while this gratitude is nice, it's not enough. Veterans Day is a day to partner words of gratitude with actions of gratitude. What will that look like for you? Consider these actions. 1. Talk to a veteran. Don't stop at surface level thank you's. Ask about and listen to their experiences. Our veterans are a diverse community with a wide range of experiences. Some of those experiences are good and Continue Reading

Since Thanksgiving happens in November, many people use the month to pay extra attention to gratitude. Many of my friends on Facebook will post a different gratitude message each day of the month. I love this, because even though gratitude is Generosity Habit #5, it's first in my heart. I LOVE the gratitude habit. Gratitude has an almost magical ability to cascade through your life improving nearly every area: physical, emotional, spiritual, work, and personal relationships. You name it, Continue Reading