Five for Friday :: Gratitude Edition

December 2, 2011 4 Comments by Ashley @ Nourishing the Soul

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‘Tis the season for remembering all of the gifts with which we are blessed. If you think that doesn’t come quite so naturally, you’re not alone. Cultivating a spirit of gratitude takes work and loads of practice. You know those people who seem to just be happy and grateful for everything right? Even the painful stuff? Yeah, they annoy me too. But once I can get past my irritation (which is actually just jealousy in disguise), I realize that I can learn from them. In fact, I didn’t realize just how much I had to learn about gratitude until I started blogging. In that vein, I thought I would share some really great posts on gratitude this season. And in the spirit of giving, I’m not going to stop at just five (there’s a first for everything!).

Anna Guest-Jelly beautifully explores how one can be grateful even in the wake of grief at Curvy Yoga.
Cultivating gratitude is all about focusing on what truly matters. Try this exercise over on Owning Pink to discover more.
You know I couldn’t get through a post without throwing Brene Brown in there somewhere, right? On Ordinary Courage, she shares what she’s learned about gratitude and fear.
Kate at Eat the Damn Cake sorta has a way with words, and her take on thankfulness is no exception. Love it.
Every month at A Beautiful Ripple Effect Carolyn Rubenstein hosts Hope Wallace Karney on her site to explore journaling in a new way. This month’s post focused on gratitude with a cool exercise.
At Weightless, Margarita shares her own thankfulness list, and some cool gratitude resources.
On Blisstree, Hannah Brooks Olsen remembers to be thankful for a healthy body. Do you?

Any other great gratitude posts you’ve read or written this year? I’d love to check ‘em out!

4 Comments

Anna Guest-Jelley
533 days ago

Thanks for the shout-out! Lovely list, as usual!
Anna Guest-Jelley recently posted..Curvy Yoga for the Holidays!

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Nan
533 days ago

Im grateful for stumbling upon your website yesterday. I love it and cannot wait to explore it a bit more!

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Lori Lieberman
532 days ago

Along these lines, the two years described in this post forever changed me: http://dropitandeat.blogspot.com/2011/08/hope-or-despair-only-you-can-decide-but.html
Lori Lieberman recently posted..What Your Healthcare Team Needs to Know About Your Non Compliance.

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Ginny
526 days ago

For almost a year now every I have dedicated my Friday blog post to things I am grateful for. It has really changed the way I look at life. I now appreciate the most simple things. Even in the most trying times, I now can find things to be grateful for.
Ginny recently posted..Friday’s Special Moment of Gratitude

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