Reasons To Be Grateful: Let Me Count the Ways
Reasons to be grateful: let me count the ways indeed! I am a dual citizen, and one of the benefits (and there are soooo many…ay, there is a good reason to be grateful right there), is that I have the loverly experience of celebrating Thanksgiving twice every fall! In honour of the US Thanksgiving late...
How Can We Be Grateful in Challenging Times?
How can we be grateful in challenging times? We all know that gratitude is transformative. But these are challenging times indeed. While Covid drags on and on with all its attendant problems, restrictions, consequences, it sure seems hard to call up gratitude easily. And what’s more, Thanksgiving in the US is coming in a couple...
Sprinkle Joy Whenever You Can, Inside and Out
“Sprinkle joy whenever you can, inside and out.” I love the word sprinkle…it evokes summer days in Oklahoma, playing and cooling ourselves in the garden sprinkler, the pleasure, the carefree delight, the ease, the lightness. Joy and delight, enthusiasm and lightheartedness are good for our health, our immune systems, and have trickle down benefits for...
Let Us All Give Thanks!
Thanksgiving in Canada comes in October, at a time where there are still Farmers Markets, pumpkins growing in the fields, leaves still on many trees, glowing with glorious color. Often there is crisp, clear air, stunning sunny days,,,moderate temperatures, and the rain hasn’t set in yet. All the above is true this year, and in...
Gratitude Is Transformative
Not long ago I was talking with friends about travel in India, how challenging it can be. I remembered one trip that particularly rattled me. And also brought home the message: Gratitude is Transformative. After attending a close friend’s wedding, my daughter, her partner, and I were scheduled to take a bus tour to one...
