A while ago, when I posted about gratitude, my cousin Kristina recommended another book called Sleeping with Bread: Holding What Gives You Life. She mentioned that she and her husband use its principles each night with their kids. [Thanks, Kristina!] Although the book includes a lot of overlap, it distills beautifully what should be a […]
Happy Can Mean So Many Things
If you follow this blog, you’ll know I’m an avid fan of Speaking of Faith, a radio broadcast/podcast on MPR. Topics range from Buddhism to Christianity to quantum physics. It’s so intriguing. [Update on 1.5.11: Speaking of Faith‘s name has been changed to Being.] Yesterday, I trekked up to Minneapolis to pick up my sister […]
Happiness Is…
How are you doing on those New Year changes you decided to make? Or should I say change (singular)? I’m interjecting a song in the middle of my God: A Biography revelations (see two previous posts here and here), as a reminder that gratefulness for the simplest things can change the outlook of our days […]
Stash of Goodness
A couple of posts ago, I wrote about keeping a Gratitude Journal. Some of you decided to join me. Well, whether you’re keeping your gratefulness in a beautiful journal, or scribbled on Post-it Notes, it doesn’t matter. Your mind is still processing your life…and what you have to be thankful for. I found this lovely […]
Gratitude Journal Winners and a Poem
Ta-da! We have the two winners of the Gratitude Journal! [May I say right now that those of you who didn’t win need to take it up with the three-year-old, as she was the Designated Chooser of the Folded-Up Pieces of Paper!] Ach. I wish I could give all of you journals to write your […]