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Stories of Grateful Living

The Stupid Simple Way of Manufacturing Gratitude

by Derrick DuPlessy
I was going through a particularly down period. I was doubting myself and feeling like…
Stories of Grateful Living

Finding Faith After a Brush with Tragedy

by Catherine Newman
When a faith-challenged mother has a brush with tragedy, suddenly it all makes sense. "Is…
Stories of Grateful Living

Trees as Teachers of Gratitude

by Gillian Gonda
A recent trip to California in honor of Brother David Steindl-Rast’s birthday offered a surprising…
Stories of Grateful Living

Help Me to Stay in the Wonder

by Jesua
My little boy only wants Sanskrit mantras sung to him as he falls asleep. “Please…
Stories of Grateful Living

In the Presence of Abundance

by Greta Matos
I’m tickled with excitement as I climb higher and higher, the vastness of the valley…
Stories of Grateful Living

Living Into The Gift of Retirement

by Kevin Lee
Today, as I near my first year since leaving my work I have begun to…
Stories of Grateful Living

Being Human

by Guri Mehta
Someone broke into our car. They broke a rear window and a small part of…
Stories of Grateful Living

The Thankless Job and How it Invites Us to Be the Thanks

by Jesua
I remember one time, when my kids were much smaller, maybe 5 and 2 years…
Stories of Grateful Living

Alzheimer’s Taught Me to be Grateful

by Ann Napoletan
Ann Napoletan learned how to connect with her mother in her mother's changed world...and in…
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Stories of Grateful Living

Wearing Gratitude (Like a Sweater)

by Susa Talan
Three years ago I chose gratitude as a practice to help me celebrate my fortieth…
Stories of Grateful Living

Making Grateful Living a Grateful DOing

by Kristi Nelson
The more that we allow our hearts to expand to love, deeply appreciate, and feel…
Stories of Grateful Living

What Death Taught Me About Life

by Michelle Courtney Berry
The work of keeping the heart open can be arduous, particularly because it involves being…
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