by Gratitude Girl, Vanessa Lowry Sometimes you don’t realize something is gone until it returns. I’m grateful that I’m regaining my “muchness.” I saw the movie Alice in Wonderland recently and Johnny Depp’s character, The Mad Hatter, says to Alice, “You used to be much more… ‘muchier.’ You’ve lost your muchness.” I think we are … More Regaining My Muchness
By Gratitude Girl Vanessa Lowry “Life is a series of choices. Choose to be happy. Choose to live your dream. Choose to live in the present moment. Choose to love with all your heart.” ~Bevin Lynch “Gratitude is the antidote to a shitty day.” ~Wendy Watkins I’ve been reminded this week that I have the … More Choose a Different Story
By Gratitude Girl Vanessa I was the featured speaker for a Kiwanis group a few weeks ago and was delighted with one element of their weekly program. They let members announce their “Reasons to Be Happy” in exchange for a dollar donation to their club operating fund. What a cool idea! Just another way to … More Reasons to Be Happy
This is the last day of your 30 day gratitude experience. It is our hope that you have had many astonishing moments as you have devoted 5 minutes a day, or more, to your gratitude practice. We invite you to take today’s meditation time to reflect on the past days’ exercises and outcomes. Which exercise … More Reflection
Even one dollar can make a difference. Connect with your heart and see where it leads you to give. Give away a dollar a day in any way you see fit. You may just be led to leave it somewhere for someone else to find. What did you do with a dollar today? “The happy … More A Dollar A Day
Write down every step you can imagine that it takes for the food that you eat today to arrive in your home to nourish you. Count the number of individuals (from farm, to store, to table) who are employed and/or touch your life to make this occur. Pause for a moment before you dine and … More A Truly Satisfying Meal
Today is for gratitude. All day. Your meditation today centers around teaching yourself to be grateful for everything. Today, celebrate everything that happens. For the shower that has no hot water. For the complaining child. For the errant spouse. For the rush hour traffic jam. We don’t know the end result of anything. When we … More Gratitude
At the end of the day, make a list of 15 (or more) things that went right in your day, no matter how big or small. There are hundreds! A small thing might be “My alarm clock sounded just as I had planned”, or “The waiter got my order just right”, or “There was plenty … More A Great Day!
Money represents how we have spent hours, days, and years of our lives. How often do you write a check or sign a credit card slip unconsciously or worse yet, grudgingly? Today, write “with gratitude” on every check that you write and on every credit card slip that you sign. Reflect on the times you … More Check Yourself
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
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