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Gratefulness
A sense of sufficiency, spaciousness, and appreciation suffuse a life that is lived simply. Many of us long for this unconditional wellbeing in our daily lives, yet lack guidance about ways to cultivate and experience it. As well, the habits of mind and behavior which keep us on the treadmill of “more is better,” are very challenging to change, especially in societies which tend to define us by what we do, own, and have, rather than who we are. A sense of scarcity and urgency can be so commonplace for many of us that we can hardly imagine being energized or motivated without it, and they can keep us less resilient, resourceful and creative.
Grateful Living is a direct pathway to the qualities of mind and heart which lend themselves to simplicity and sustainable motivation. Simple living comes when we trade our acquisitive tendencies for inquisitive and appreciative tendencies. Then, the experience of enough-ness, which brings peace and equanimity to our lives and relationships, will spill over into abundance. “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears,” says Tony Robbins. And a sense of abundance will make our collective wellbeing more assured.
It is a kind of love, is it not? How the cup holds the tea,…
A pitcher of lemonade Sunday newspaper scattered Like leaves on the floorboards My best friend…
What a person desires in life is a properly boiled egg. This isn’t as easy…
The following videos and their transcripts are from a playful conversation between old friends Roshi…
I will praise my failures. I will praise What I have not accomplished and do…
How might we cultivate gratefulness as a way of being rather than settling for gratitude…
“And suddenly I felt this most incredible gratitude for this woman, it was a Cosmic…
This was a day when nothing happened, the children went off to school without a…
How do we make choices that nourish our lives and grow our love, rather than…
When I think how far the onion has traveled just to enter my stew today,…
More loving; decide it’s a place, a universal neighborhood, have good shoes… You can’t decide…
An ode to cheese
(July, 2016) What makes you rich or poor? A short film (1:00) from the beautiful…
(March, 2010) The Story of Bottled Water tells the story of manufactured demand—how you get…
(February, 2016) An inspiring 60 second film on the importance of motherhood. Meet Ibu Robin…
Research and life itself show us that the more things we have, the harder it…
(Quartz, January 2014) “My parents simply didn’t have material things to give me so I…
(July 2013) As a young child, Tania Luna left her home in post-Chernobyl Ukraine to…
(Myth & Moor, 2015) “One of these stories sustains the living systems on which we…
(2009) A collection of colorful images of the Dutch cycling in the 1950s. In villages,…
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We are delighted to announce the release of Kristi Nelson’s book Wake Up Grateful