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Grateful for My Ex
A chart-topping pop song is all about gratitude. Thank U, Next There has been a theme lately for me about gratitude for my exes. First, during therapy we have been talking about my past relationships, the good, the bad, what I learned and how I grew. Then, this popped up in my fb feed memories:…
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Breathing is Enough
Me too. Let’s just take a breath together. Letting Ourselves Off the Hook of Gratitude I’ve been writing a series of these about difficult times and grief. After last week I declared that to be the last of the series and I would move to more positive and feel good topics. But then “me too”…
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Prayers on a Shitty Day
Do you only pray at the end of a bad day? One day I was doing a workshop on gratitude and sharing my tips for finding gratitude on shitty days. I cover this topic often because many people find this the most challenging. It is much more natural for them to find gratitude when things…
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Show Up and Be Seen
Risk Vulnerability Two weeks ago I told you about my three step gratitude practice: Notice, Appreciate, Share. Some of us have a hard time with that third step: sharing our gratitude with others. That step is all about vulnerability and it reminds me of this quote by Brené Brown: “Vulnerability is about showing up and…
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With or Without Comparison
Are you choosing to compare away your joy? I saw the Theodore Roosevelt quote below and it really resonated with me. I can definitely get caught in the trap of comparing myself to others. I see the new car of my neighbor and although I like my car I find myself wishing I had a…
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Notice ➨ Appreciate ➨ Share
If you don’t notice it, you can’t be grateful for it My gratitude practice is in three parts: Noticing, Appreciating, Sharing. The first step is the most important and the most overlooked step. We can’t be grateful for something we don’t notice. The beautiful thing about noticing is that it’s a habit. The more…
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My Spirit Animal is a Party
What will you do at your gratitude party? The last time I did a vision statement for my business and life the imagery and sounds of a party came up again and again. This surprised me because I don’t always like going to parties. I really value time in my own nest alone and with…