As you express gratitude, it spirals back to you... expanded into multiple forms. Join us on this journey of gratitude and share the good that unfolds. Download your copy of the Days of Gratitude e-book with a month of daily exercises at http://www.daysofgratitude.com
Trees use their leaves to gather life force energy from the sun. We humans can become more in tune with our life force energy when we express gratitude. Cut out paper leaves and ask people to write one thing for which they are grateful on each leaf. Find a small fallen tree branch. Collect the … More Gratitude Tree
Today we give thanks for all the escapes we have had over the years. Sometimes gratitude comes in those moments when we realize we have been spared misery. Today as you breathe into this time for yourself, we ask that you remember the “escapes”. Those “near misses”, those “fortunate coincidences” and those “divine interventions”. As … More Escapes
Choose a friend who would benefit from a gratitude boost. (Isn’t that everyone?) Circulate a “friend appreciation list” among mutual friends and acquaintances of “why you are grateful for” the chosen friend. Have each of them send an email to you to be assembled into one list. Then share the list with the chosen friend, … More Mutual Friend
Write out a list of all of the people who you love. (This list may look a bit different from your list yesterday.) Close your eyes and visualize them in a circle around you. Feel yourself radiating love to each of them. Feel the fullness of your heart and notice how much love you have … More Love, Me II
Write out a list of all of the people who love you. Close your eyes and visualize them gathered in a circle around you. Add to the circle all of those people who have loved you throughout your lifetime. Sense, see or feel their love as it radiates to you. As you visualize each person … More Love, Me
A few comments from people who are joining us in a month of gratitude. We’ll be sharing comments every few days… send us your stories and comments to daysofgratitude@gmail.com! “This looks really interesting to participate in… with a new year quickly approaching for me, and a new career change careening around the corner…I am pretty … More Your Comments, part 1
Humor alleviates misery. It is impossible to be amused and depressed at the same time. Our gratitude exercise today focuses on humor. Take 5 minutes to find a humorous joke online and print it out to share. Or find a comedy skit to enjoy and pass along. Today, take a moment to enjoy some humor, then … More The Power of Humor
It is easy to thank someone who has been of service to you or someone who has given you a gift. Today, we go deeper with our gratitude. Look for ways to appreciate everyone with whom you are in contact. Find an appropriate way to say thank you or express gratitude to every person with … More A Simple Thank You
The wheel of good fortune and peace turns on our ability to love others and ourselves. Today is an exercise in gratitude that will help you recognize the power of a simple “thank you.” We love others as we use this meditation time to choose 3 things we will give away. Center yourself in gratitude … More Give Away Day
from a participant in 30 Days of Gratitude: “Congratulations! This is a great book, website and blog. I will pass it along to friends as I start my 30 days of gratitude. I started keeping a Gratitude Journal years ago when Oprah featured Sarah Ban Breathnach, author of Simple Abundance on her show and talked … More Gratitude in Difficult Times
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