Grateful News January 2016

This month’s Grateful News focuses on just how good nature is for you, how a monk influenced the Paris climate agreement, peace-making dance, lake preservation, and welcoming family members of refugees in the UK. This is Your Brain on Nature When we get closer to … continue reading

Holding

Holding is not a little garnish, but a vast and beautiful function. Sandwiches, bookends, book covers, top and bottom sheets, andirons, prefixes and suffixes, lighting the match and later blowing out the candle — in all those instances there is a clear holding of the … continue reading

Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.

We are gratefully recognizing this day with eCards featuring moving quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr. . Inspire others today by sending one of these, or others from our New and Seasonal eCard collection here.      

Gratitude: Awakening the Heart

The inspiration for writing a 21-day Gratitude Challenge blog series came to me in a moment of desperation. During November, I wrote a blog series entitled, 21-days of Gratitude: Awakening the Heart. I wrote it not only to inspire readers, but also to help myself … continue reading

Staff Picks

A collection of favorite resources – both old and new – handpicked by the Gratefulness staff for your perusal. This page will be refreshed 2 – 3 times per month with “gems” which have particularly moved, touched, or engaged us… Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (To … continue reading

A Stunning New Video: Stop. Look. Go.

All of us want to be happy…by experiencing, by becoming aware that every moment is a given moment – it is a gift! – Br. David Steindl-Rast A little while ago, we got an email from Dana Saint, from GnarlyBay, Inc., who asked if we … continue reading

Gratitude Revealed

[quote text=”Gratitude Revealed is an unprecedented journey into the science, mystery and pursuit of the building blocks that compose living a life in gratitude…”] One of the greatest things that came out of my TedX talk on Gratitude was getting to hear personal stories from … continue reading

Grateful News December 2015

This month’s Grateful News focuses on a surprisingly effective gratitude practice, a surprising energy source, a simple way to help many kids thrive, a long-awaited new law for women, and a dance class that is an oasis of peace. How Faking Gratitude Can Make you Genuinely Grateful – and … continue reading

Beginning Anew with Mother Earth

As the Paris Summit on Climate Change came to a close this weekend, we recognized that this is not an end point, but rather just the beginning of a new worldwide cooperation that will need our continuous support. The Paris Agreement recognizes “that climate change represents an urgent and … continue reading

Staff Picks

A collection of favorite resources – both old and new – handpicked by the Gratefulness staff for your perusal. This page will be refreshed 2 – 3 times per month with “gems” which have particularly moved, touched, or engaged us… The U.S. Surgeon General Wants To … continue reading