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Articles

Becoming a People of Possibility

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay explores the key ingredients of hope: humility, possibility, and faith — and invites us to move beyond fear…
Videos

Uncommon Conversations: Thich Nhat Hanh and Br. David Steindl-Rast

by The Grateful Living Team
(2012) These two old friends – a Buddhist monk and a Benedictine monk – talk…
Practices

Bright Word Mandala Practice

by TaikoPeace
In this video, PJ Hirabayashi guides you through the creation of your own bright word…

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Articles

Leisure: The Art of Loitering

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay shows how leisure is a natural outcome of living gratefully, inviting us to…
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Articles

A Passionate Hope That Endures

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay introduces passion and endurance as fuel for grateful hope and illustrates how this…
Videos

I See You

by Reflections of Life
In this short film, Daniel Emuna shares the ways in which we are all connected…
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Practices

A Path to Liberating Yourself From Fear

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This guided practice will help you notice fearful thoughts, examine them, and commit to holding…
Videos

Conflict Transformation: From Critical Mass to Critical Yeast

by John Paul Lederach
In this short video excerpted from our course, Grateful Hope, John Paul Lederach shares his…
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Articles

Becoming a People of Possibility

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay explores the key ingredients of hope: humility, possibility, and faith — and invites…
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Articles

The Grateful Life Is a Liberated Life

by Joe Primo, Grateful Living
This essay shares how fear limits your perspective and how living gratefully offers a liberating…
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Life Tends Towards Aliveness: 2024 Easter Letter

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Br. David’s 2024 Easter Letter reminds us that life tenders towards aliveness and that we…
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Videos

The Wisdom of Not Knowing

by Reflections of Life
In this short film, Hanna Naude shares the importance of nurturing your inner child and…