Living In Gratitude: The Value of Mindfulness
The value of being present, mindful, and fully immersed in life.
Entries by Carol Adamski
Living In Gratitude: Reframing Rejection
When you give yourself permission to communicate what matters to you in every situation you will have peace despite rejection or disapproval. Putting a voice to your soul helps you to let go of the negative energy of fear and regret. –Shannon L. Alder Rejection is not something most people enjoy or even understand how […]
Living In Gratitude: A Gratitude Journey
A.J. Jacobs is an “immersive journalist,” someone who submerges himself completely into a project, then writes about what he learned and experienced along the way. Intellectually, he knew that gratitude was good for him but, being a self-proclaimed pessimist, it was a behavior that didn’t come naturally. One of his most recent books, Thanks A Thousand: […]
Living In Gratitude: Do All The Good You Can
As a New Year approaches, many of us contemplate setting resolutions. A resolution that can change the
Living In Gratitude: Breaking The Complaining Habit
You can complain because roses have thorns or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. ~Ziggy Studies have shown that a good majority of us complain once each minute during a conversation. Why do we engage in this behavior so frequently? Because it feels good. But just because it feels good doesn’t mean it is […]
Living In Gratitude: When to be Grateful for Indecisiveness
Embrace your indecisiveness because it may help you to make a good choice. ~ Karin Sieger We’ve all encountered people (possibly even ourselves) who can’t make a decision, even about the simplest of things. The tendency to be tentative or uncertain, especially on a regular basis, can negatively impact our creativity, result in anxiety and […]
Living In Gratitude: Setting Healthy Boundaries
Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others. ~Brené Brown Many of us lack boundaries in all aspects of our life. We allow others to make demands on us as well as our time without our permission. Instead, we acquiesce for fear of hurting someone’s […]
Living In Gratitude: Self-Acceptance Leads to Higher Happiness
“Let go of who you think you are supposed to be and be who you are.” ~Brené Brown Many of us are able to be kind and accepting of others but find it difficult to extend the same love to ourselves. Numerous studies have shown that when we accept and appreciate who we are as […]
Living In Gratitude: How To Live A Fulfilled Life
Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life. ~Jack Canfield After Steve Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer in October 2011, there was a story circulating online that claimed to recount his final words. Though this enumeration has proven to be false, the thoughts and advice offered in Job’s […]
Living In Gratitude: Loneliness
“We are facing a loneliness epidemic.” According to experts, the lack of social connections could be as harmful to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. With social media and all of the connection it offers, you would think we would we all be reveling in relationships but instead, studies have shown that the […]
