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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…
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A Passionate Hope That Endures

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay introduces passion and endurance as fuel for grateful hope and illustrates how this…
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Becoming a People of Possibility

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay explores the key ingredients of hope: humility, possibility, and faith — and invites…
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The Grateful Life Is a Liberated Life

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay shares how fear limits your perspective and how living gratefully offers a liberating…
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Grateful Hope as an Orientation of the Heart

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay makes a distinction between individual hopes and hope as an orientation of the…
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Discovering Wholeness Through Integration

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay shares a path to wholeness through integration; invites you to discover meaning in…
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The Liberating Lessons of Imperfection

by Sheryl Chard, Grateful Living
In this short essay, our Director of Education Sheryl Chard reflects on the liberating lessons…
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Gatherings Spotlight: Rivertown Grateful Gathering

by The Grateful Living Team
Our monthly Grateful Gatherings provide community connection, invigorating reflection and conversation, and practical tools for…
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The Possible Is Always Present

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay illuminates how the practice of grateful living leads to a clear perspective from…
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Gratefully Navigating the Holidays

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
Holidays can elicit awe, joy, connection, hope, and memories. However, their nourishment can also be…
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Radical Belonging in an Age of Othering

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay invites us to consider whether we are sick from loneliness or from not…
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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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