Grateful Living

We've been preparing all year to support you today and going forward. The practice of grateful living shows us that we are interdependent and we need each other. If you're looking for resources to strengthen your understanding and to commit to a better tomorrow, we're here to help. Let's build a future worthy of our descendants...

"The thing we often forget about understanding our own pain — our deep vulnerabilities — is that it can open us up or close us off. By being at home in yourself, you better understand who you are and become more compassionate." -Joe Primo - CEO, Grateful Living Read the full essay: https://lnkd.in/gY5w2TFS

Our newest course, Grateful Hope: Passion for the Possible, is now available in a self-guided format! Whether you are coping with grief and loss, adapting to a transition, or overwhelmed by wars and politics, grateful hope can change your perspective in surprising ways. Discover daily practices for cultivating hope as an attitude of the heart Explore strategies to embrace uncertainty without toxic positivity Find your purpose in a life full of challenges and possibilities Learn from course instructors and world-renowned special guests Deepen your learning with accompanying resources Learn more and start your journey: https://lnkd.in/g_-XgjSt

"When you are open to the unfolding of a day, you respond to it rather than react. This is possible because your baseline orientation to life understands and honors that, yes, you will suffer and many things will be difficult and seemingly impossible…?and?yet that’s not the headline of your life, how you see yourself, or how you choose to experience the world every day. This is hard work, but it is not impossible, and it is more achievable through grateful living because you are empowered by its one foundational, fundamental truth from which all perspective flows: life is a gift. You were given a VIP experience that is jam-packed with mystery, awe, joy, possibility, beauty, and, yes, also profound hardship. To live gratefully is to navigate this experience in a way that honors all that life is while also leaning into its flow. What other reasonable response is there? Everything else is reaction — resistance. When you commit to a grateful orientation and daily practice, you are given power to live differently." — Joe Primo, CEO of Grateful Living Explore all of the ways that living gratefully empowers you to live a more meaningful life: https://lnkd.in/g9GxExVR

The gift of life is the opportunity to encounter the fullness of the human experience with all of its complex, messy, and beautiful attributes. You can live your life by awakening to all it has to show you, but first you have to choose to tune in and welcome what is before you. Experiment with this two-part daily practice each day this week. By taking a few moments each morning to ground yourself in the opportunities of the day ahead, you are empowered to live a more meaningful and joyful life. Full practice: https://lnkd.in/giaRpf78

"As much as play is an activity, it is also a?mindset and attitude of the heart. It’s an invitation to approach our daily lives — and even the most important days — with curiosity, openness to surprise, and a sense of possibility and wonder." — Sheryl Chard, Director of Education at Grateful Living Here are three ways to experiment with adopting play as a way of being today: 1. Get curious. What if you added “get curious” to the day’s plan or activity? What if each morning you asked, “What is possible today?” 2. Do one spontaneous thing. Playfulness involves spontaneity — the willingness to say yes to creative, fun, and silly opportunities that arise…or that you create. 3. Be vulnerable. When you know it’s play, it can be easier to step outside the roles that most define you: parent, boss, scholar, caregiver. Choose one thing in your life where a bit of vulnerability and experimentation might create an opening for something new, whether in a relationship, a work project, or in your family. Full article here: https://lnkd.in/g7ggap5M