“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” -Epicurus “Aww, Leanne,” you might be thinking. “Is this another tired message about how less is more, we need to downsize, Americans consume too much, blah, blah, blah? […]
Gratitude
Three Steps To Greater Gratitude Mindfulness
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” -Marcel Proust We all need to keep gratitude in our lives, but gratitude is a slippery feeling. It doesn’t flare up, like anger; it doesn’t overwhelm us, like joy. Gratitude is something we need […]
November Mini-Series: Gratitude
Remember in the beginning of October, when I was excited about the 31 day blog challenge that so many of my favorite bloggers (Modern Mrs. Darcy, Carrie Willard) participated in? I’d said I wasn’t quite ready to take the challenge myself, but mentioned that I had an idea for a November blog series. Well, here […]