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(Greater Good Science Center, 2013) It’s easy to feel grateful when life is good, says…

Even if only a few of us change our lives and learn to play with…

The spring bugs were out in full force as we stood around the meal table…

The more I listen to the gratitude of others, the more grateful I feel in…

(Experience L!fe, 2014) How to move beyond gratitude hype and get to the heart of…

Once upon a time, in the not-too-distant future, there was a business called “The Grateful…

(Organic Consumers Association) This excerpt from Barbara Kingsolver’s book “Small Wonders,” beautifully articulates her argument…

German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer reflects on the transformative power of gratefulness during grief.

The “practice of gratitude” for me begins simply with saying the word “gratitude” and allowing…

Grateful living is a universal ethic capable of ushering us peacefully into a new era…

Brother David and Francis Lu have co-led 20 film seminars at Esalen Institute since 1990. Here…

(New York Times, 2015) A mother leaves poetry notes for her struggling daughter…“You only have…

God is not accountable to us, but we are to Him. I know what may…

  These words from the invocatory prelude to Anthony Damiani’s magnum opus, Astronoesis, convey his…

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time passes swiftly and opportunity is lost. Let…

I could stand on the bridge and get the sense of being completely with her,…

You have ripened already, and you are waiting to be brought in. Your exhaustion is…

The thick carpet of leaves, covering the grass and patio, beckon me. I am grateful…

A collection of blessings submitted by our Gratefulness community.