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Ask and Thank to Connect
Asking Without Shame One of the themes of the curanderismo class that I mentioned last week has been asking permission. Asking permission of the four directions, our ancestors, and mother earth to gather, to heal, to connect. Asking permission of plants to give of themselves to become medicine. This asking struck me as similar to…
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Grateful Christmas – Think it. Live it. Be it.
It starts with thinking and soon I am being This Christmas, think about each and every person you are giving a gift to. What are you grateful for about this person? What have they brought into your life? What have you learned from them? What do you love about them? As you are wrapping their…
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Download a Thanksgiving Placemat and Share Gratitude around the Table
Share Gratitude a little Differently this Year While we strive to live thanks every day, most people in this country are focused on thankfulness for one day each year. Well that big day is upon us and it can be a great opportunity to show others the gratitude path we have found. Many people ask how to get…
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Have you noticed what is blooming right before your eyes?
Sit Here for a Moment Gratitude is simple. It is finding joy and appreciation for anything and everything, the ordinary and the spectacular. To practice gratitude may be to write it down every day, to meditate on gratitude, to walk with the intention of gratitude. But whether you practice gratitude or not sometimes it just…
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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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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…