Here in our Stories of Grateful Living, we honor the voices of our community as we invite people to share their personal experiences with gratefulness. Join us in appreciating the explorations, reflections, and insights of fellow community members as we collectively learn what it means to live gratefully.
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A Bridge to Forgiveness
by Dawn Elaine Bowie
It occurred to me that the bridge between the harmful actions of others and forgiveness…
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Gratitude in My Service to the Dying
by Deanna Cochran, RN
I am one of thousands on the front lines of caring for our circles of…
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A Chorus of Thank-yous
by Elizabeth Aquino
In this Story of Grateful Living, Elizabeth Aquino offers an invitation to to consider how…
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A Handful of Nails and Heart Full of Love
by Tim Huang
Recently, I, along with my friends, Vishesh, Jane and Angela, had the opportunity to join…
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Gratitude Behind Bars
by The Grateful Living Team
This project hosted in partnership with Prisoner Express engaged approximately 350 incarcerated people in an…
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Gratitude Works in the ER
by Laura Grace Weldon
My body started to soften into the experience...By the time I decided to picture autumn…
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Gratefulness Embraces Parkinson’s
by Tim Roberts
Gratefulness helps us return to ourselves, restoring our equilibrium and helping us to see beyond…
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Little Heart
by Ron Smith
My heart seems not to know of its deficits, or it at least pretends not…
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Columbine: A Survivor’s Story of Powerful Self-Love
by Nada Alami
What I know with certainty is that I can help others, who have also suffered…
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Perspective: Sara’s 50th (and Gratitude in Five Languages)
by Mary Lou Sanelli
I can hardly describe to you the sheer pleasure of shared laughter. It revitalizes me…
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Savoring Silence and the Word
by Cheryl Andrew
He looked through the eyes of his heart and listened with the ears of his…
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Living Gratefully Creates a Generous Energy
by Lisa Valentine
Living gratefully doesn’t insulate me from life, it allows me to more readily embrace joy…
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