Living In Gratitude: Awe & Wonder
Awe and wonder are integral to the experience of being human.
Entries by Carol Adamski
Living In Gratitude: Self-Compassion
We often have compassion for others but not for ourselves. Author and researcher Kristin Neff explains why self-compassion is a necessity and why balancing two sides of the self-compassion coin helps makes us fully human.
Living In Gratitude: Comparison is a Thief of Joy
Social media leads to toxic levels of social comparison, negatively impacting health and well-being.
Living In Gratitude: Grateful Leaders
If people want to be shown appreciation at work, why aren’t more leaders expressing gratitude for their employees?
Living In Gratitude: Great Expectations
Expectations are resentments waiting to happen. – Anne Lamott Our expectations determine our experience. And more often than not, reality doesn’t live up to our expectations. By definition, expectations are the hope of what may be. We expect to lose 15 pounds, get that big promotion, ace that exam, or make a certain salary. We […]
Living In Gratitude: How We Converse-It’s More Than Meets the Ear
So often, because of different styles of communicating, our meaning and intention may be lost or misinterpreted by others, leading to misunderstandings and, at times, conflict.
Living In Gratitude: Celebrate the Goodness
“There is overwhelming evidence that gratitude is good for us physically, emotionally, and mentally. There’s research that shows that gratitude is correlated with better sleep, increased creativity, decreased entitlement, decreased hostility and aggression, increased decision-making skills, decreased blood pressure–the list goes on.”
Living In Gratitude: Completing the Stress Cycle
Over 70% of people have stress that negatively impacts their health and wellbeing. There are six strategies that help us move through and complete the stress cycle.
Living in Gratitude: The Heart & Mind of Gratitude
An article authored in 2019 by Arjun Walla shared some interesting scientific information backing what we always knew: gratitude literally impacts us on a molecular level. According to the article, scientists have discovered that feelings of gratitude can actually change your heart and brain. Feeling gratitude can help overcome depression and anxiety. Furthermore, scientists have discovered that […]
Living In Gratitude: Be Thankful
“Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward? Be thankful when you don’t know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow.
