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Articles

Becoming a People of Possibility

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay explores the key ingredients of hope: humility, possibility, and faith — and invites us to move beyond fear…
Videos

Uncommon Conversations: Thich Nhat Hanh and Br. David Steindl-Rast

by The Grateful Living Team
(2012) These two old friends – a Buddhist monk and a Benedictine monk – talk…
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Poetry

Gratefulness

by James Crews
The common understanding of the word “gratitude” simply does not convey the magnitude of gratefulness and…

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Articles

5 Ways Grateful Living Empowers You to Live a More Meaningful Life

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
Discover five ways that committing to a grateful orientation and daily practice empowers you to…
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Practices

You Are Here: Awakening to the Opportunities of Today

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
A daily practice to empower yourself by awakening to the opportunities of the day ahead…
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Articles

Stilt Walkers and Love Riddles: Embracing the Holiness of Play

by Sheryl Chard, Grateful Living
Discover play as a way of being that opens the door to greater meaning, joy,…
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Practices

Discover Play as a Way of Being

by Sheryl Chard, Grateful Living
This practice invites you to take stock of the qualities that come alive when you…
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Articles

Rejoice and Play

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay explores play as a joyful and essential act for our well-being that can…
Videos

Imperfection Binds Us Together

by Simran Jeet Singh
In this short video excerpted from our course, Grateful Hope, special guest Simran Jeet Singh…
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Articles

Compelled by Hope

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay illustrates how grateful hope prepares us to acknowledge suffering and invites us to…
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Practices

Approaching Daily Tasks with Leisure

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
A daily practice of giving time to what requires time and deepening your relationship to…
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Articles

Leisure: The Art of Loitering

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay shows how leisure is a natural outcome of living gratefully, inviting us to…