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