gratitude

Cafe Gratitude is located at 1730 Shattuck Avenue (near Virginia) in Berkeley. There are two other locations in San Francisco and the newest restaurant is in San Rafael. The phone number for all four restaurants is 415-824-4652, including the Berkeley location.This is a great vegetarian/vegan restaurant. It's also a raw food restaurant. If you're not familiar with raw food, don't let this scare you off. You probably wouldn't know the food is "raw" if someone hadn't told you. Everything is really delicious (my favorite is the lasagna). Even my meat-eating friends like this place.It's a little pricey for a lunch location, but if you take into consideration all the work that goes into making something raw and so tasty, then you realize it's not so expensive. And you know that what you're eati

I am up. I am awake. Early Monday morning. I had a wonderful weekend. Lots of activity. Friends. Witchsters. Family. Lots of life happening. I am grateful. Friday Getting through to Hawaiian Air and getting my seat assignments Stephanie’s help and support with my knitting A workout at the gym Saturday Rowan’s brilliant help—my pa’u is printed! It looks just lovely. An [...]

Parenting Children With Gratitude - We are living in a society where there never seems to be enough time. No time for ourselves, our families and especially for our children. More than ever we need to communicate to our children the need to reflect on, and be thankful for, the good things that are indeed a part of our lives. More: continued here Other Review: Easy Screen Baby Stroller Insect N

I love word of mouth! I love love love it. Got an inquiry about my services yesterday on the referral from a recent client. How cool is that! I am happy. Happy. Grateful. Humbly jumpin’ for joy. So nice. I am grateful for Rowan’s help with my pa’u for the ho’ike and I send out a [...]

Thursday morning. Just donated three months of coaching to a silent auction. Wow. That’s a big one. Hope it brings lots of good energy to my coaching practice. I’m grateful to know that it’s okay to follow my inner voice. That there are no mistakes. Just opportunities for growth. Nice to know that about myself. I’m grateful [...]

Stevie Wonder. Yum. Lovely. Sittin’ on the lawn listening to his music. Two hours plus. Hot night. Quarter moon in the sky. Sittin’ with my sisters Heaven, Rowan and Kismet. Moved to dance a few times. Singing along with the songs I know. Lovely lovely lovely. Tired this morning. (See above.) Grateful for the use of my [...]

I’m not grateful. Okay, I’m working on it. Monday morning emails from my web host telling me my account is past due. And I check my bank website and the payments have been received by the web host. And — for the record — I had called said web host a month ago and told them [...]

Independence day. Also the day of Pax. On this day in ancient times, Pax (a Roman goddess of peace and harmony, identified with the Greek goddess Concordia) was honored with feasting and revelry. Also on 7/4, the spirits of the mountains are honored by the Mescalero Apache Gahan Ceremonial, while the Great God who dwells within [...]

Last night’s new moon reading: Go or Do Not Go to Hawaii? Decision time today. This reading is amazing. I can go or not. Either way will be transformative. Clearly. If I go I will have change, maybe big and violent or maybe inner and quiet. Either way, it will be substantive (see the Tower card). [...]

July 2nd. Two websites getting ready to launch. Three press checks yesterday. Busy busy busy. Raced out of bed yesterday with a better idea and jumped on the computer to make it happen. Didn’t get to do my numbers to close out June and create a spending plan for July. As far as my finances are concerned, [...]

Wow, I can’t believe that I've lived in New Zealand for 2 years already! How time flies!! Starting from 2006 to 2008, I feel that I just arrived the land of Aotearoa yesterday. It’s July now, which is also the second half of the year. How fast. The time just flies. Looking back, from stepping into unknown, foreign land, different culture... going through ups and downs, trials and

I've been behind in all the things I want to blog about. Recently I was given two blog awards from two artists I greatly admire and respect.1) Laurie Beth Beggin from The Looking Glass honored me with the "Arte Y Pico" Award which is The Creativity and Art Award. I am of course humbled that she thought of me for this and thank her for the kindness. 2) Sharon at Manamoon was kind enough to inc

The last day of June. The calendar year ‘08 half over. Wow. Ended the work week with two coaching calls. I love my coaching clients. And dinner with my dad and B&C and old family friends. A woman dad knew since he was 19 or 20. They were at each other’s weddings. She and dad have [...]

I have a blogroll! I have linked to CAYA, my ritual group and the big entity inside of which I am doing my dianic amazon priestess year-and-a-day of training. And to the Sacred Well, Rabbit’s beautiful witchy goddess store. Rabbit is the “mama” of my group of dianic initiates in the line started by Z [...]

It’s late in the morning for me. 8am. I was up late last night working on my Tarot studies. The first session of class ended last night. We take a month off now and then resume in August. In class last night Rabbit did a demo reading and I volunteered to be the subject. My question [...]

It’s Wednesday and I’ve taken the morning as a relax and renewal time for myself. I decided not to go to a networking breakfast. I am chillin’. And for the ability to do that I am grateful. I am so grateful I work for myself. I am so grateful that I have supportive technology that works when [...]

What a weekend! Full of wonderful women, ritual, ritual and more ritual. Solstice weekend. Hot sweaty rituals. A bonding gathering of my Amazon sisters Friday night at dinner pre-circle. Drumming and circling. Cutting flowers and bringing food. The second ritual, outdoors on Saturday, complete with water balloons and an elephant lawn sprayer, and henna-ing sun symbols [...]

We survived another week “on the go.” But just barely, I’m thinking. The boys and I were about falling over on Friday when we arrived home. But it was a good week, better than last week. I am soooooooooo grateful. Mr. Boo’s attitude was much improved and his schoolwork showed it. He found out the library we are visiting has comic books available for checkout and this was a great motivator

Gratitude equals wealth. Wealth equals gratitude. You’ve probably heard one of those expressions before… or at least something similar. Certainly the connection seems true on an internal, emotional level. It’s hard to imagine feeling wealthy without also being grateful. And if you’re truly grateful, you probably feel wealthy as well, regardless of your actual circumstances.Because of

It’s the longest day of the year! Enjoy the light. I am. It’s he season for fun and passion. A time for rejoicing and self-awareness. I ask myself: What do I want to keep and nurture and harvest in the coming season? What am I ready to release. From this moment, the days shorten again. [...]

Did you see the full moon rise last night? The full strawberry moon? I love the full moon nicknames; here’s one list: January: Wolf Moon February, Snow Moon March, Worm Moon April, Pink Moon May, Flower Moon June, Strawberry Moon July, Buck Moon August, Sturgeon Moon September, Harvest Moon October, Hunter’s Moon November, Beaver Moon December, Cold Moon It’s also a Solstice moon

Grateful. For work. For talent. For clients. For wealtlh. For colleagues and clients. For friends. For family. For knowing that this time of intense deadlines will pass. For self-care. For my local self-care resources. For Lhasa Karnak, the herb store. For stocking up on sun tea mixes so I can make my own pitchers of tea. For nectarines and apricots at their [...]

 RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL:JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL:TO KNOW GOD:LA DAAT:GRATITUDE     RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL: JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL:SHABBAT 6/21/08 HEBREW COLLEGE,MA, USA   Shalom Chaverim and Talmudim:   I hope your Shabbat was wondrous and your week was fulfilling.   There is a seemingly cute but exceedingly wise statement in the Talmud Bavli Tractate Er

I am grateful! I am connected to community. I am supportive and supporting. I am blessed. I am living a life I could never even dream. Quarterly taxes are paid and invoices are sent. My financial life is current. I am still in a mysterious cycle of severe belly symptoms and then no belly symptoms. And I’m [...]

Friday the 13th. Mid-June. Summer. I’m grateful to be present alive sober healthy fit and enjoying my life I’m grateful that Kim is working on the mermaid chalice for me. It’s beautiful. I’m grateful for my art. My craft. Crafts. My amusements. For my work. My clients and my new clients. For my vendors. For being very [...]

I’m grateful for my life for early morning sunshine for pitchers of sun tea for restful sleep for Tarot readings; the card for today is the Empress—compassionate, feminine, maternal for my Tarot class; for breaking out of the box of literal book-driven readings to something more intuitive for my spiritual sisters and brothers or showing up for my ailing sister and helping her [...]

I’m grateful. I’m very very grateful. For warm weather salad from the garden greens of all varieties silence a good book (Richard Russo’s Bridge of Sighs) sandals that fit comfortably and look okay my new haircut, short short short work going well Tarot studies eating well committing to whatever it takes to heal positive intentions working out at the gym my beautiful bed flowers

It's not just about saying "Thank You." It's about showing real gratitude to your customers, to your employees, providers and the multitudes of people who make it possible for you to provide value. Gratitude is an essential part of getting,...

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I just wanna say thankyou to all of you.. for stopping and dropping by at my blog... Thankyou too for the comments... I appreciate it so much... But I declare HIATUS for now... I've been so lazy these days.....

We were supposed to clean the garage Satuday. Sounds like a great time, huh? No? I didn’t think so either, but was prepared to forge on and find room in the chaos. I never had visions of being able to park in there—just walk. But my husband did the unexpected, and offered an alternate plan. Would I like to take the boys to play miniature golf and to go visit a relatively new store I’d not s

Good God! I managed to have a completely miserable day on Saturday. Amazing how expert I am at complete bitter misery! Unbefreakinlievable. More on that in a minute. I am so grateful that the virus that invaded my body up and left in two days. I am grateful for the tea made of elderberries, elder flowers and [...]

I’m sick. Struck down by a virus yesterday. Fever. Aches in every joint and in my head. Pain in my belly. Oy vey. The good news: my sister went to Berkeley to get the herbs Joshua prescribed elder flowers elder berries lemon balm Brewed into a delicious tea. Made me sweat. Tasted great. And I feel so much better today. [...]

Dad’s 84th birthday. That’s him. And me. My pop. I’m grateful for having him in my life. And for showing up for his aging. The best I can. And that my sister is so involved with him too. I’m grateful that I have grown to be a woman who can be present for parent and child. I am [...]

I’m grateful I’m grateful I’m grateful. Even when I don’t wanna be generous I’m trained to be generous. Someday someday I will be freer and kinder and more loving; for now I will take what I have been gifted with—the ability to give of my time treasure and talents, even when the giving is accompanied [...]

The last day of the month. I just declared it a weekend free of business development. Yes I will do my numbers. And the rest of it is me time. I have some important things on the agenda. Like cleaning my gas grill. And having a consult with an herbalist. I’ve been waiting a long [...]

It’s Friday morning and I’m taking it slow. Nice. Slept past seven. Wow!  Online scrabble, gratitudes, tea, the newspaper. Two newspapers. A little work. Today has lots of personal me-stuff scheduled. Nice. I’m grateful for work being challenging. For my teams and for showing up with my A-game. I’m grateful for dinner with a new friend in the [...]

End of May. The calendar speeding along. I am awake, I am present, I am committed to joy and love and ease ease ease in my doings and in my relatedness. I can’t affirm that enough. Work is heating up again. I have taken on a website project with functionality I’ve never seen/thought of, let alone [...]

It’s a beautiful day. Rose’s car was found four blocks from where it was stolen. She picks it up today. Minus the stereo. Hopefully drivable. It’s in one piece, they say. And a fee of $240 to pick it up! Towage and stowage. Could be worse. And, I guess, a nice incentive to remember to [...]

I’m enjoying this lazy day. How lovely to give myself a day off. And how unusual to have a day off when most others do…I usually make myself work. Today I have done yoga had a visit from Andrew to help me resolve (yes!) my tv audio issues cooked veggies went to AA and visited with my sponsor napped did laundry released some [...]

Today we remember those who have fallen for the cause of promoting freedom and defending the rights of all men. God Bless those troops who’ve given their ultimate sacrifice and God Bless those families who have lost loved ones. I thought this would also be a good time to share with you my experience today. I found [...]

Grains of Gratitude is home at Brady's Bunch, blog of the gracious and energetic Christine. School is out for two weeks at our house. That is a big long break here at Chez Joyeux. But the last few weeks have been wild and we need some time to regroup. I am grateful for my father's visit this weekend. We are helping him celebrate his birthday. My sons are having a blast playing cards and staying

As the orange sun rises over my little pocket of California, I’m unpacking boxes and boxes of trinkets, CDs and jeans I can’t believe once fit me. Arranging everything on the lawn and driveway, I wonder why I chose the hottest Saturday of the year to have a garage sale. Beads of sweat flick off my forehead, a little river courses down my back. Lovely.Before we even finish laying out the goods,

Thursday morning, up early. The most unsettling thing in my life is the new fact that I have to use one remote to change the channel or work the DVR and another remote to change volume or mute. This is a pain in the ass. I have to smile. It’s my only stressor. Life is [...]

For years I have consciously expressed my gratitude for what I have in my life. Amazingly, the more I express gratitude the more I have to be grateful for. It's the Law of Attraction in action. The more one focuses...

It’s sunny, warming up again, and I am so so so so grateful that the ceiling fans will be installed on Friday. I am committed to the vision that these fans will change my life and increase my comfort. And so it is! I’m grateful for what looks like a new client — an executive coach [...]

I understand peace. How lovely to have this. The time in bed before sleep, lying on my side and breathing. Feeling relaxed and safe and happy. No stress. I feel so blessed. I am grateful for so much. Hours at traffic court. What an experience. Getting a $100 reduction in the fine. Productive and profitable meeting with a [...]

I’m grateful to be up early and finding a moment of cool before the heat of the day comes back. It was nearly 100 degrees here yesterday. And me with no A/C. I am tolerating a too-hot office. I would like to manifest a ceiling fan as quickly as possible. Think I’ll chat with my [...]

The most delicious apricots are in my kitchen. From Blossom Bluff farms. I can’t believe I am starting to know the names of the different farmstands at the farmers markets. Names of farmstands, names of varieties of fruits and veggies. I love living in California. Especially in stone fruit season. Yumyumyum. I am grateful for work [...]

This is pretty neat… Have you ever seen one of our military walking past you and wanted to convey to them your thanks, but weren’t sure how or it felt awkward? Recently, a gentleman from Seattle created a gesture which could be used and has started a massive movement to get the word out. Please everybody [...]

I’m up. Well rested. I had a lovely sleep. I have that feeling I get when I get up a little earlier than I planned. Like I’ve been gifted with the treasure of expanded time. Of more day. Nice. I am so enjoying my life. I’m working hard. With lots of interesting projects and the possibility of [...]

I am late, but still grateful for all of the blessings the LORD has put in my life. I am grateful for the three people who have the most to do with me being a mom: my husband, my Roo and my Boo. How different my life would be without them. How quiet and empty. I am grateful to be a mom. I am grateful for our weather--ours has been gorgeous and we've been spared so many times. There are

Monday morning. Sunshine. Birdsong. Helicopters. Late spring/early summer in west Oakland. I am all about food (as usual). Had a consult with my nutrition doctor and am changing up what I’m eating, adding more variety. More raw foods. I did sosososososo much food prep this weekend. More than usual. Prepped raw carrots. Raw radishes. Raw kale(!). [...]

In my last post I spoke about Harvey Mackay’s classic networking book DIG YOUR WELL BEFORE YOU’RE THIRSTY. One recommendation of his I always try to do – if I see an article that might interest someone or an article about that person I send it off to the person. When my May-June 2008 issue of the University of Pennsylvania magazine The Pennsylvania Gazette arrived in my mailbox, I read

Oh Goddess Mother, You are the mystery of Night, Your radiant shine is the Day, Infinite realms cascade within You, Abundance is Your essence of Being, Blessings flow from You Limitlessly, Your Universe is harmony and tension in Balance, Within each of us, You are Alive. © Abby Willowroot 2000 (SpiralGoddess.com) Today I grateful for no more or less than the gift of being [...]

Friday morning. Sunny. Cool. I’m up and in my life. And I’m grateful. Grateful for hula and all the activity around our ho’ike (graduation performance and party). Costumes to make. Gifts to make. And I’m grateful for the my reaction to the release of the $20 bill that fell out of my pocket at class. Sigh. [...]

Good Friday Morning! Another fast week. I am in Preparation mode for Mothers Day celebration tomorrow. The Hubby's family and my folks are coming over to celebrate Mothers Day and Birthday's. Swimming and Barbecuing can't get much better than that. I have the Gifts purchased and wrapped. This will be Alicia's first Mothers Day and I took a photo of Autumn and framed it with a special saying tucked inside. I have some HUGE THANK YOU'S to be giving out... First to the Most Talented Natasha Burs from She was kind enough to send a Goodie Box from Australia with some of her Amazing Art inside. I will tell you, it is so Pretty and Sparkling just the way I Love things. Thank you Natasha! My dear friend the ever talented Rosemary from She is truly so thoughtful, she sent Alicia and Autum

I’m up. I’m breathing into my sore back. I’m flexing and easing the tightness. I’m glad I get some TLC from my body work expert today. I’m grateful for lots of possibilities and lots of work. I’m grateful for technology that supports creativity and expression. I’m grateful for my gratitude blog. For daily (okay five times a [...]

Wednesday morning 7:09 am. Up early to the morning sounds in West Oakland. Birds chickens and traffic helicopters. Long light days. Longer and longer. Moving towards the solstice. I’m grateful for the light that brightens and fades and brightens again. And never goes out. I’m grateful for work. For the opportunity to use my skills and share my [...]

Another feel good moment brought to you by concerned civillians. We applaud, we applaud... but myabe it would have been cooler to have one called the "Gratitude Champagne" in which we buy our troops the good drink as opposed to the govenment issue sparkling cider.On a serious note, here's the story behind this touching act of collective conscience. Check them out online: For the past several years as I've been traveling around the country, I've beenapproaching soldiers in the airports and thanking them for serving for us. Onseveral occasions I have noticed that it felt a little awkward for both of us.There are several reasons, some of which I am even just now learning as Iproduce this film and talk to more soldiers. But they have always appreciatedbeing thanked, and I have always felt bet

Loved Of The LORD,I am so thankful for the men & women who Serve our Country!I try to shake every hand, as I come face to face with them. Maybe not convenient or in the right situation, at least give them The Sign!Tell Scott Truitt Thanks for putting it together:scott@gratitudecampaign.orgScott writes below:The Gratitude Campaign The Story of How it all got started For the past several years as I've been traveling around the country, I've been approaching soldiers in the airports and thanking them for serving for us. On several occasions I have noticed that it felt a little awkward for both of us. There are several reasons, some of which I am even just now learning as I produce this film and talk to more soldiers. But they have always appreciated being thanked, and I have always felt b

Walking in the Summer rain, Noisy wee-folk in their play, In hush that stills a boisterous day, In waterbeads on windowpane. In bell-clear tones when robin sings, Dew-kissed web a spider weaves, Rich and gold of Autumn leaves, And fairy-flakes that Winter brings. A gentle pat upon my cheek, In glancing moonbeams on a lake, In happy laughter children make While wading in a rushing creek. In [...]

Psalm 69:30: I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. Everyone knows how to be grateful yet not everyone made gratitude to be part of their living even though they are aware about the power of gratitude. Those who have made gratitude to be part of their nature, will always be in the state of experiencing joy. Gratitude can lead to happiness, because happiness is a state of being. You can only feel happy if you choose to be happy. Happiness is not about wanting the things that you want. Happiness is about wanting the things that you have. You can do that easily if you start being grateful for things that you have possessed in your life. If you ever feel not good, remind yourself that you are part of the Universe and be grateful for every circu

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."- William Arthur WardThis is exactly why I have "Thankful Thursdays," although obviously this is Friday but give a pregnant girl a break! Expressing gratitude is the key to receiving even better experiences and joy in your life.After searching "gratitude" on Yoga Journal's Web site, I discovered a wonderful article on various ways to be mindfully thankful and how this practice can alter one's life called "Selfless Gratitude." Here's an excerpt:Practicing mindfulness of gratitude consistently leads to a direct experience of being connected to life and the realization that there is a larger context in which your personal story is unfolding... It also elicits feelings of generosity, which create further joy

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Ephesians... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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My husband made it home!! I am so grateful. Life seems back to our version of normal. It seems we’ve been busy, but I’ve not much to show (or tell) for it. Do you ever seem like you run around faster and faster and then stop and say, “What did I really do?” Hrumph!! I feel like those Veggie Tale veggies singing, “Busy, busy, dreadfully busy!” I need to thank all of you who left me a comment last

Thanks for the tag Juliana and Allen's Sweetheart.Life is Full of Gratitude.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~There's a lot that I am grateful for: my hubby, my parents and family, my wonderful husband's family, and good friends. I'm grateful for each and every waking moment that I'm alive, every sunrise and sunset I witnessed everyday, nature, music, the good things in life and the challenges and trials (without which life would not be the same). They are all God's gift as our life is...there's really so much to be grateful for, i can't name them all, i'm just happy to be alive and well.:)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Start Copy* In order to be able to achieve and maintain happiness we need to, actively, be able to do two things: Complain and then let go (Dump the baggage, the roadb

I am reminded of the importance of gratitude in life. So many of us walk around always nervous, scared, and angry. We put out anger and fear and wonder why it is that good things never seem to happen. While it may sound simplistic, we do reap what we sow. Wake up every morning and begin your day by thinking of (and even writing down) at least 5 things that you are grateful for. Even if they are as simple as the fact that you are breathing or that it's not raining.Done daily, this practice will quickly make you more aware of how much there is to be grateful for AND will start attracting more things to be grateful for into your life. That's the Law of Attraction in a nutshell, and it works!Tags: orld Gratitude Gathering, Law of Attraction, lynda lippin

Smiley Saturday is the inspiration of Lighteningtoday she is asking to consider GratitudeCultivating an attitude of gratitude is something I think we’re often lacking in our Western culture. How often do we think “if I just had X, THEN I would be happy”? When in reality, we already HAVE an abundance. LighteningI have been counting my blessings with my 52 blessings on Grateful Friday.What do you have to dance about ?♥

I am grateful my husband has a good job, I am grateful my husband has a good job, I am grateful my husband has a good job…but…and you heard that coming didn’t you?  My husband is on the road again. He was gone a few days last week and will be gone for the largest part of this week. He works from home (telecommuting) about 75-85% of the time. So when he travels it really changes our lifestyle.

Today I am grateful that my husband has been helping more on Saturdays when I cook ahead for the week.  I am grateful that I have the food to cook. Today I am grateful that Princess Nibbles will be coming to work with me for a few hours.  I am grateful that she wants tos pend [...]

Mel of Attitude, the Ultimate Power has a fun site for posting what you are grateful for or complaining about anything and everything that makes you crazy. So, I decided that I would partecipating. I don't really have much to complain about, but I certainly have many things that. I’m grateful for...life and death! Thanks to someone, that inculcated to me the will's theory of Rank Otto If I'm a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I got tagged by Hailey and PinayMama with this meaningful meme a couple of weeks back. Thanks for your patience, girls! One of the reasons why it took a while for me to post this, is the fact that there are quite a handful of things in life I am very grateful [...]

Chic tagged me this one. Thanks a lot!There are thousands of things to be grateful for, no matter how intricate or awful things can be. But since I can’t write them all down, I’ll just share with you some of the things I am most grateful for.- I am grateful for all the graces God showered unto us everyday.- I am grateful for having the best husband in the entire universe.- I am grateful for having an amazing family.- The best in-laws I could ever think of.- Husband's relatives who love me much.- New and old friends who are always there.- successful marriage.- Wonderful, fulfilling life- really the best!- My buddy and my baby, Haole :)- Living in Paradise.Passing this tag to everyone!!

Got this tag from Luv_angel. Thank you so much, your truly an angel because you were their when I need you the most hehehe lolz!!!~There are thousands of things to be grateful for, no matter how intricate or awful things can be. But since I can’t write them all down, I’ll just share with you some of the things I am most grateful for.*For having God always in me, no matter what the trials may arises!*My loving family*My such loving wify*My such lovely friends, bloggers around me*For having good health*For everything that I have*For everything that God created (the sun, the stars, the moon, the beautiful flowers, etc)~I just can't stop listing the things that I am most grateful of because life is so amazing!!!Now I would like to share it with butchay, charisse, darlene, ivy and marianne!

I have been tagged by Mommy Juliana (Pinaywahm) a few days ago about this tag and just a day ago, Te Weng tagged me again. but I couldn't grab it yet since we need to do something. And now, finally it's my turn to share some of my life's gratitude. Well, thanks both of you, guys for sharing this meme with me.I have so much thing to be thankful for, for my parents, for giving me a life to enjoy of what I have right now, and for my siblings who supported me on my studies and of course, for giving me strength to face any life's great challenges. For my husband who is always there for me, for loving me and for bringing me some beautiful, nice flowers on my garden and making those flowers to bloom and be a better place to live. And for our having a son, who just make my worldbe more colorf

Falling off the face of the earth happens sometimes. My thought was that when I returned to blogging, I would be ready to post everyday, but this pesky thing called life continues to “get in the way.” Just kidding—and certainly not complaining. But one thing I learned during my time off was that “Life” certainly does take a precedent over everything. And I was still very worn down from the

Life is full of trials, disappointments, failures, and heartaches. It seems like daily living is incomplete without us facing adversaries and problems. Sometimes it feels like God has forgotten our existence.Think again. God never fails. He is everywhere caring, loving and nurturing us. As you look around you, the things that you should be grateful for is limitless.I thank God for everything that has happened to me: good or bad. The experiences that I had, the people who loved and betrayed me, financial abundance or its reciprocal, the ups and downs of my life molded me into who I am today.Who I am? I am wife, a mother of five and a grandmom of one. I am a daughter, a sister, a cousin, an aunt and an in-law. I am a friend, a confidante, a godmother. I am a Christian that has unwavering fai

Congregations sometime can spiral down into a culture of complaint. A few individuals who like to complain about everything bring down the congregation with negativity. Most people usually do not know how to respond to this. Often, statements of negativity toward the pastor or the leadership go unchallenged. This ends up being destructive to the congregation and its ministry.About midway through my ministry, I heard an excellent piece of advice to respond to this spiral of negativity. Begin to develop within the leadership, and among people who do love their congregation and who are loved and respected members, a conscious and conscientious culture of gratitude. It is quite simple. When someone makes a generalized complaining statement in a committee or a group about the church or

I had to pass this along. How many times have we been hit for a food bank drive and just given the junk or processed foods that have accumulated in our pantries? I know I'm absolutely guilty of donating some of the worst foods instead of the best. Yet, the people who are in unfortunate circumstances and need food, could use healthier options. Enter a new idea from the Precision Nutrition folks... the Healthy Food Bank. A food bank looking to encourage people to donate healthy items to their local food banks and not just whatever excess junk lines your pantry. "The Healthy Food Bank is a non-profit organization that raises money to buy nutritious staples, like fruits, vegetables and whole grains, for people in need around North America. The money we raise is distributed to local food ban

What has happened in our society where we no longer respect police officers or the men and women in our military? We don’t respect what they do for us, what they put on the line for their country. It tends to be a sad day, a sad world when we don’t respect. Why are we taking away more and more right for our military men and women and also our police officers? As a society, we are very quick to become Monday morning quarterbacks and ridiculing a solder for killing a citizen in a war. We are even quicker when a police officer uses his weapon. Well put yourself in their shoes. Walk up to a car in the middle of the night, with tinted windows, knowing guns are very easy to get, knowing a person doesn’t respect your position. How would you feel? Would your heart be beating? Would

Grains of Gratitude seemed like a most appropriate way to close Easter Sunday. The world somehow seems new again after the weight of last week. I am first, foremost and always grateful for our Savior. For the Son of the Living God who was crushed and humbled, who died and overcame death. Alleluia!! He is risen! He is risen indeed!! Emotions were very high this week and culminated in a most

The other day (-within.html) I wrote about a long meditation session I was fortunate to have (do??) and I would like to continue writing about that experience now: After recognizing and acknowledging my HP (Hashem's) Presence, the next step for me, , was to realize that feeling this was not enough. If I could honestly see that He was in my life, then it stands to reason that I need to express my gratitude for this- and not only for this- but for every single gift which He grants me every single second that I am alive.What happened in actuality, was that I began to say to myself in my mind (i.e. to meditate)- Thank You, Hashem, for every breath that I take (and I thought of my friend who recently lost her mother due to lung problems),Thank You Hashem, for every step that I take (for there a

This is a great video that everyone should watch. For more details and a longer version of the video visit I think sometimes we forget to give thanks to the important people that service and protect our country. This is not about politics. It's about giving thanks to those who deserver it in a big way.

Divorce and gratitude just don’t seem to go together. In fact, those two words seem at opposing ends. They aren’t though. The word gratitude is a strong part of your getting through and past a divorce. More: continued here

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." -Cicero, Ancient Roman Statesman and Philosopher, Cicero books//Gratitude is more than saying 'Thank You'; it is living in a state of thankfulness. It is truly appreciating the people, experiences, blessings and circumstances that create an existence unique to you. Gratitude is a state of being, which when cultivated properly projects itself like beams of sunlight radiating from an individual out unto the world. It is not a reflective force, bur rather it generates its own source of energy from within. It is the internal combustion engine that powers our desire to help one another and spread the seeds of virtue upon the common ground of human existence. Without gratitude, the seeds are never sown, and in the

Be thankful for what you have NOW. Whenever you are in a thankful state of mind, positive energy flows throughout your body. Attract positive energy and more positive energy will come your way; that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I just want to take a moment and thank everyone for voting for my site. For those of you who don’t know me yet, I appreciate your participation too. To Talksmart, thank you very much, for choosing my site to be part of this award contest. I am having fun doing my campaign. I know I still have a long way to go. I hope my friends will continue to support me as well. The voting period will end on February 9, 2008.I can’t offer you anything but to give you a permalink in my blog. As of today, these are the people who have left messages in my guestbook, tagboard and comment area. Thank you very much, my fellow bloggers! For those of you who have fun voting, please come and vote for me again. Results as of January 29, 2008 at 12:32 PMAaidjs | AG. Syam | Aimee | Aleli | Alpha | Amor | Ancilla

And yea well different things are important to him this year and he just wanted to make note of it you know like friends yea he's happy he's got 'em an' well they're there for him and he kinda just wanted to acknowledge this fact and say hey thanks for bein' there. You know like we all get caught up in things like all the time like the speed of life like it gets kinda outta control and well this year he's finally been able to slow things down an eensy bit just enough to well like he's already said like take stocka his life a little bit and say hey you know appreciation it's like there man. Like he appreciates all he's got and he realizes he's like gotta lot man like more than he's ever had and it's like community you know that's what he's realized is the important thing you know. He wants

I am grateful that my husband and I got to watch our sons together on stage yesterday. I was blown away by who they have become. They are very confident young men and I have to admit that I cried watching. I could not help but think my mother would have been so proud. I am so proud. And without planning one of my dear friends had seats for herself and her husband. I was a happy accident, that was