Staying Thankful when You’re Stretched Thin

“Cultivating an attitude of gratitude, thankfulness for thanksgiving…” There is much to be thankful for. This isn’t so obvious when we’re harried and exhausted, when there are “a billion” things to do and there is no time, when you’re stretched thin and emotionally strained. Gratitude isn’t so obvious in sickness or financial trouble, in marital…

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8 Ways to Cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude

Growing up, my British mum regularly encouraged us to show our appreciation to others. We were often nudged to say thank you when the occasion presented, precipitated by a gentle, what do you say? if we somehow managed to forget. We were frequently positioned at the dining room table to write thank you notes to…

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Gratitude is a Choice

The older I get, the more thankful and truly grateful, I am. It’s the accumulation of life experience that brings both humility before God’s grace and confidence in His promises. It’s knowing that there’s so much less that I can control than I had thought when I was younger. It’s knowing that God is good…

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Cultivating a Life of Gratitude & Contentment

Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and Special Guest Danielle Strickland (Author, International Speaker, Justice Mobilizer) as they talk about HOW TO cultivate a life of gratitude and contentment and HOW TO resist the ‘marketing’ of discontentment and the desire to ‘want and purchase more!’ Happy Thanksgiving Week from all of us…

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List Makers Gonna List

List Makers Gonna List I like to make lists. I’m talking about paper lists on post-it notes and scraps of paper and calendars and apps. I prefer to make them on paper than digitally. There’s something satisfying about crossing them off, or scrunching up the paper and throwing them out when they’re completed. I have…

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