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Joy

 Living gratefully increases our ability to experience more joy in daily life. When we share this joy, we create a ripple effect that extends outward to our friends, family, and the world. The goal is not to be grateful for everything that happens in life. Rather, through regular practice, we develop a touchstone of gratitude to return to for guidance, especially during times of sorrow, grief, and loss.

Highlights

Explore the relationship between joy and gratefulness through this curated collection of resources.

Programs & Events

Say Yes to Joy

by The Grateful Living Team
Discover tangible ways to cultivate more joy in your life — even alongside sorrow.
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Articles

The Fearless Dive: Grateful Without Conditions

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay explores how placing conditions on gratefulness limits joy and how discovering meaning empowers…
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Collections

Discovering Joy in Hard Times

by The Grateful Living Team
May this curated collection of poetry, stories, essays, audio and more open the doorway to…

Keep Exploring

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Practices

Three Appointments with Joy

by Sheryl Chard, Grateful Living
This practice of noticing, naming, and making time for joy offers a quick way to…
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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…
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Poetry

Mindful

by Mary Oliver
Every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me  with delight,…
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Videos

Wonderment

by Reflections of Life
In this short film, Lisa Smith shares her story of coming to know the meaningful…