Today’s post is the last of my November gratitude series. I hope you enjoyed them all! Focusing on one topic for a whole month was a wonderful exercise for me. I spent a lot of time researching and reflecting on gratitude, and thus found myself- big surprise!- feeling grateful more often. I have a very […]
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Receiving Gratitude
On Monday we talked about 5 ways to thank others. Today, we’re going discuss something most people find a little harder: allowing others to thank you. Accepting gratitude is a bit like accepting a compliment. Most people feel a little self-doubt underneath the pleasure, as if believing they don’t quite deserve it. That’s why people […]
5 Ways To Say “Thank You”
Last week, we talked about becoming more mindful of gratitude and how gratitude can improve your life. (I also showed you a fictional role model of gratitude.) This week, we’re going to extend outward, and talk about how your thankfulness can impact others. Think about the last time someone thanked you. How did it make you […]
How Being Grateful For What You Have Can Give You More
“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? […]
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 […]