by Kate | Oct 7, 2020 | Gratitude, kind promises
it’s gratitude month 2020. I asked myself how I would “do gratitude” differently this year. Then I realized that gratitude is humble and simple. It’s a reminder of the good things in life. I flourish because of support given me by other beings and the planet itself....
by Kate | Oct 23, 2019 | Gratitude, kind promises
Gratitude practice increases your happiness partly because it calms your cortex – the part of your brain that thinks, perceives, and processes information and language. Neuroscientist Rick Hanson describes the structure of our brains using animal metaphors to help us...
by Kate | Oct 8, 2019 | Gratitude, kind promises
As we head toward November, it’s a good time to to update or begin a gratitude practice. There are both practical and spiritual reasons for taking time to notice our blessings. Greater Good lists many health benefits of gratitude, including increasing positive...
by Kate | Oct 24, 2018 | Gratitude
I’ve been listening to a person in my life tell me some difficult stories about what’s going on with them. I’m trying to learn how to listen with compassion without getting caught up. There is nothing I can do except to listen. It doesn’t feel like much, but it is...
by Kate | Oct 16, 2018 | Gratitude
I love playing with rainbows. My husband taught me the acronym ROY G BIV. It stands for the colors of the rainbow: read, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. (Fun fact: it was Isaac Newton who decided we should divide the spectrum into seven colors.) I use...
by Kate | Oct 9, 2018 | Gratitude, kind promises
My breathing is “compromised” these days. I can’t get a deep enough breath to finish a sentence. When I sing, I just hit some of the notes while I spend others inhaling. Every other night I use a BiPAP machine. (I wish it were every night, but the mask damages my...
