Always Cultivating Gratitude

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson________________________________________________________________________________Thanksgiving is upon us. And although I live in New Zealand, where Thanksgiving itself is not celebrated, I acknowledge the day anyway as a day to cultivate gratitude. Daily I have so much to be grateful for... my Gratitude Journal today reflected:Today I am Grateful for:My beautiful sons - so grateful for the delicious relationship I have with both of them and the close relationship they have with one anotherMy husband - we've been together for so many years, seen so many ups and downs and grown together. So grateful for our bond.My friends - people to share my life withMy sister - such a gift to have a sister in lifeMy wonderful home - warm in the winter, cool in the summer, a deck with a view of the sea and a stream in the backyard. Incredible sunsets over the water from my bedroom, a walk to the beach to swim when it's hot. I love my home!My work - I love the work I do and the people I meet doing it.My health - at 60 still feeling fit and healthyYoga - I love my yoga practiceBooks - I get such joy from reading! And there are still so many books that I look forward to reading. It's so soothing for an addict to know that I'll never run out!My spiritual practice - so grateful for my relationship with my higher power and the soothing response I get from meditationWriting - I love to write and journal. So grateful I have found a creative outlet where I can play.My Recovery and Sobriety - without which so much of my life would not be as it is.If you are looking for ways to actively practice more gratitude, here are a few ideas. There is a great Gratitude Journal Research Project you can join: – Thnx4:Thnx4 is a sharable gratitude journal. Take the 14-day gratitude challenge, learn more about yourself, and add to the growing body of research on the benefits of saying thanks!Keeping a Gratitude Journal is one of the “Ten Ways to Become More Grateful.” This is a wonderful article by Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. – the world’s leading scientific expert on gratitude. He is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, and the founding editor-in-chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology.Today I'm also grateful for the amazing master class that my friend Alexis Cohen is running:AWAKENING THROUGH ARTThere is no doubt about it, we’re going through a transformational time on the planet. We’re waking up to our awesome ability to create our reality and a new vision of the planet is emerging.That’s why Alexis, visionary artist, creativity mentor, and shamanic practitioner has created Awakening Through Art Online Masterclass. It’s a Free interview series, starting December 3rd 2018.It brings together more than 25 artists, healers, teachers and visionaries, including me! We will share our creative wisdom, tools and hand-on-techniques to activate healing, inspire connection and amplify love all around the world.Reserve your spot Now.To close, I want to share one of the videos by Robert Emmons from The Greater Good Site, The Benefits of Gratitude.The Benefits of Gratitude[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRrnfGf5aWE[/embed]Please share some of your recent Gratitude Stories, I always love to hear them.And as always, thank you for stopping by, I appreciate it.