Did you know that one of the best prayers we can ever speak is a prayer of gratitude? When struggling with the world around us, situations can turn around by making gratitude our prayer. Maybe that sounds a bit simplistic, but let me share more. I spent too many years feeling and acting like a … More Making Gratitude Our Prayer
November is the month where we typically think about what we are grateful for. With Thanksgiving near the end of the month, it is a perfect time to start a gratitude practice. As part of your gratitude practice, start by letting go of “lack.” See and feel everything around you as a gift and embody … More Start a Gratitude Practice
The true grateful feelings around Thanksgiving are seldom practiced after the actual day of celebration. Over the years, the historical story about the Native Americans and Pilgrims’ special meal evolved into a national day of gratitude. Since the late 1700s, people celebrate this event in history by sharing a large meal with loved ones. But … More Living in Gratitude After Thanksgiving
What is your perfect prayer? The Lord’s Prayer? The Apostles’ Creed? The 23rd Psalm? The best prayer you can pray is expressing gratitude for the things you now have. “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” ~Meister Eckhart Gratitude is a very powerful tool to help … More The Perfect Prayer