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5 Facts About Gratitude

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:

  1. Gratitude is not about denying traumatic experiences, hiding my pain, or saying everything is ok when it’s not.

  2. Gratitude is a conscious choice to focus on the things I can appreciate right now, in the moment, for the moment.

  3. 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)

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: