New Year’s Resolutions: A Spiritual Approach
As a child, I always had New Year’s Eve plans. My parents would go out, and my brother and I stayed overnight with my aunt.…
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The Best Ways to Express Gratitude This Holiday Season
The holiday season is here! The temperature is going down, the number of hot chocolates purchased is going up, and retail stores are already playing…
7 Ways to Pay It Forward This Season
I can still feel the butterflies I got as a little girl walking up to the giant Christmas tree inside of the Seattle Center. It…
3 Ways to Remind Yourself of Daily Blessings
I’ve long been a fan of keeping a gratitude journal to help with my overall happiness, a practice I’ve kept up for the past eight…
Here Are 4 Spiritual Practices to Try If You’re Dealing With Doubts
I’ve been in a weird spot with my faith lately. There’s so much negativity going on in the world — people displaced from their homes,…
Get Better at Gratitude: How to Write More Meaningful Thank You Notes
I’m probably one of the few people you’ll meet who is enthusiastic about thank you notes: I’m even affectionately dubbed the “queen of thank you…
Is Gratitude Possible When Life Is Hard?
It’s been a difficult few years for my family. We lost my brother to an aggressive form of brain cancer in the fall. Since then,…
6 Thank You Cards to Write Before Graduation
In college, I was a stickler when it came to sending thank you cards. A jacket from an aunt, new socks from my folks, and,…
Say Yes the Next Time Someone Offers to Help
Last month, I was having a pretty rough go of things: My husband was out of town for an extended period, leaving me solo parenting…
Gratitude: A Lifestyle, Not a Season
A friend of mine recently told me a story about his young toddler. After getting a treat from someone, my friend asked his child, “What…
