5 Facts About Gratitude
Staring at an online sale I have no business participating in, I’m reminded of a few things I’ve learned about gratitude, my secret weapon when physical goods and material accomplishments aren’t living up to the hype:
Gratitude is not about denying traumatic experiences, hiding my pain, or saying everything is ok when it’s not.
Gratitude is a conscious choice to focus on the things I can appreciate right now, in the moment, for the moment.
Gratitude is a practice - which means I’ll dip in and out of it. The more I work on it, the more skilled I become. The more skilled I become, the more challenges I can take on.
6 Ways To Honor This Moment (Without Going Mad)
As we close out 2020 and move into a new season, it feels like the only thing we can be totally sure of is more strange, unprecedented times.
Emotional triggers from the holidays loom, lockdown fatigue has become cliché, and I can’t tell the difference between screen-time and me-time anymore.
And yet, we’re still here. That means there’s still hope.
Here are a few centering thoughts that have helped me honor this moment without dwelling too long in the dark:
5 Simple Lessons I Learned The Hard Way
Thoughts on Love and Loss
Not much is guaranteed in life, but there are a few things that ring true to me.
The more you stand to love, the more you stand to lose. It’s still a risk worth taking.
You can’t have ups without downs. It’s like math. Like physics. Like life. The sooner you accept this, the smoother the ride will be.
How Do I Show Up In A More Sustainable Way?
I’m learning that there are many ways for me to show up for myself and others that aren’t necessarily grand gestures.
It’s something vital to remember in times of overwhelm, when I become a deer in the headlights to my own to-dos.
“Just showing up” doesn’t win immediate awards. And it doesn’t promise instant clout. But it does make a more sustainable path to fulfilling my dreams.
Last week I committed to showing up in small, specific ways that were easy to mark off. Things like,