We’re excited and deeply honored to showcase your stories through video as part of our ongoing Grateful Voices project. To see your faces and hear your voices — this is yet another rich gift.

In the summer of 2020, while all of us around the globe were isolated in some way from those we love, award-winning photographer and filmmaker Doug Menuez found a way for us to gather safely, outdoors, to listen closely to the stories of seven individuals for whom grateful living is a way of life. The result of Doug’s beautiful work is our ongoing video series, Grateful Voices. 

The series begins with the voices of our first seven participants: James, Marta, Noah, Vishal, Claire, Wendy, and Adetola. Below we offer a short video featuring excerpts from each of their interviews followed by links to their individual stories.

To learn more about the project and read a text transcript of the trailer, visit Grateful Voices: Introduction

Watch all videos in this series:

Grateful Voices

Grateful Voices: Claire

by The Grateful Living Team
In this short film, Claire shares her story of deafness, defiance, grit, and gratitude.
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Grateful Voices: Adetola

by The Grateful Living Team
“Gratefulness is a way of honoring my African ancestors,” says Adetola, “The intimate knowing that…
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Grateful Voices: Wendy

by The Grateful Living Team
“Gratitude gives us hope. Gratitude impacts how others perceive us. Gratitude is multidimensional,” says Wendy.…
Grateful Voices

Grateful Voices: Vishal

by The Grateful Living Team
“Once you bring that presence of gratitude in your interactions with others, you can’t help…
Grateful Voices

Grateful Voices: Noah

by The Grateful Living Team
“I learn from the great fullness of life, including the things that I don’t feel…
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Grateful Voices: Introduction

by The Grateful Living Team
In the summer of 2020, while all of us around the globe were isolated in…
Grateful Voices

Grateful Voices: Marta

by The Grateful Living Team
“Todos tenemos la oportunidad de cambiar el mundo cuando caminamos como una bendición. We all…
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Grateful Voices: James

by The Grateful Living Team
“When I talk with elation about my gratefulness, I wouldn’t want anyone to think that…
Grateful Voices

Grateful Voices: Kristi

by The Grateful Living Team
A story shared is a thread that tethers us to one another, deepening our empathy…

We offer heartfelt gratitude to each of the participants and our warmest thanks to Doug Menuez and his team, including Executive Producer Pear Urushima, Director of Photography Luke Carquillat and Sound Technician/Gaffer Dino Davaros for making this project possible.