There is a mystery to gratitude. I taught my kids to say thank-you when they were young, even when gramma gave them striped socks instead of a Star Wars figure. So it sounds like learning the art of fake gratitude, to be courteous but dishonest. Not so. My point was – “you have feet to wear them, so love the striped … [Read more...]
Overflow With Gratitude
There are a million reasons not to be grateful right now. And a million more to be speechless with gratitude. Right now. So we need to decide which lens to choose to view life. I need to choose. It could be that our chronic ungratefulness mostly has to do with a forgetful heart and how we focus on our circumstances. … [Read more...]
Enter His Gates
This is the time of year when the light of day falls backward and some seem to linger in the darkness - especially with the traditional emphasis on November gratitude, December joy and the hope of new beginnings with the turn of the year. Maybe. But not everyone is there – look in the dark and you’ll find them. Being thankful … [Read more...]
In All Things
My mom used to say there is always something you can be thankful for – she was right. My list is endless. But so are the things that get in the way. There are a million reasons not to be grateful and a million more to be speechless with gratitude – so we need to decide which lens to choose to view life. Our chronic … [Read more...]
Please Pass the Gratitude
Can you remember what was going on in your life last November at this time? Maybe not, but it might’ve been the cluttered thinking, talking, sleeping and waking up with thoughts or complaints of pandemics and politics and the distancing that came about from both. For many it wasn’t just about having despairing thoughts or … [Read more...]