Stories of Grateful Living

The Beauty of Losing Yourself in Nature

by Paul Cotter
In this Story of Grateful Living, photographer Paul Cotter details a misty morning during the…
child's art
Articles

The Four-Season Tree: A Christmas Letter

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
To the child’s eyes every tree is a wonder and the wonder of wonders can…
Articles

Rededication: 8 Teachings and Practices for Hanukkah

by Rabbi Yael Levy
In Rededication, we are invited to lift up the light for the well-being of all…
Hands cradling a steaming bowl.
Articles

Every Act a Ceremony

by Charles Eisenstein
In this essay Charles Eisenstein explores a view of what modern people can draw from…
narrow curving mulched path leading through grass flowers and trees
Practices

30 Daily Gratitude Practices for Living a Grateful Life

by The Grateful Living Team
This offering of 30 daily gratitude practices ranges from simple actions to reflective meditations to…
Articles

The Gift of Cold

by Fabiana Fondevila
In the southern hemisphere, the night of June 20 is the longest night of the…
Stories of Grateful Living

Slowing Down…Appreciating More

by Arthur Shirk
Slow down by half, and half again...Enjoy it twice as much. I walk Mario the…
In Awe of Beauty - video by Reflections of Life
Videos

In Awe of Beauty

by Reflections of Life
In this short video, Doreen Gail Hemp shares her passion for noticing beauty, and recalls…

Nature

Grateful Living invites us into an active relationship with the natural world, engaging in our…
silhouette of person gazing up at night sky
Community Reflections

Community Reflections: Moments of Wonder

by The Grateful Living Community
Our community reflects on the question,"What moments fill me with wonder?"
Mist rising over a lake at sunrise with a silhouetted bench and trees on either side
Word for the Day

“The earth is a living thing. Mountains speak, trees sing, lakes can think, pebbles have a soul, rocks have power.”

-Henry Crow Dog
Poetry

Ode to Autumn

by Sally Bliumis-Dunn
So many colors abandon the earth,and go skyward to the treeslike origami birds, scarlet, orange,…
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