I am not nearly grateful enough for all that I have in my life. I've decided that this summer is the perfect time to work on having the gratitude attitude. Usually my personal time line includes new endeavors in the fall (after all these years I'm still on the school calendar I guess) with summer being a time of fun and relaxation. I think it's time to shake things up and start something new right now -- developing my gratitude muscle. By the end of the summer I want to be ripped in the gratitude department.
This idea started a few weeks back and then solidified when I read about theZen Habits Gratefulness Challenge. If you're going to be hanging out at the beach this summer, why not sit on that beach blanket reflecting on all that you have to be grateful for? Call it Thanksgiving in June or whatever -- just start shifting your focus towards gratitude.
I'm throwing downing the gauntlet folks -- think grateful thoughts, be grateful, act grateful.
And to keep you motivated,here is a source for daily inspirational gratitude thoughts(from -- very appropriately -- gratefulness.org).
One (of the many) of the things that I'm grateful for is all of the wonderful folks that I've met online and the opportunities that blogging has afforded me. I'm excited about the launch of theLiving Yogalist and I'm currently prepping a bunch of free goodies for everyone that subscribed. I'm currently thinking about ways to transform this into something of a coop -- a place that we can all share good information.
And it's this gratitude for community that's inspired me to join the social media firestorm. I admit that when I first heard of things like Twitter and Facebook I rolled my eyes a bit thinking that these tools were a bit ridiculous. Well, my mind it's a changing. I've set up both a Twitter and a Facebook account and I'm also thinking about creating a Facebook group for all of us who know that there's no such thing as one-size-fits-all yoga. I'm starting to think of it as an onlinesangha. If you'd like to join me, I'd be honored.
You can find me at the following links:
Facebook(insert vision of Mr. Rogers singing "Won't you be my neighbor?" but sub the word friend in for neighbor)
Twitter
Ah, being grateful and communing with others -- sounds like it's going to be one hell of a summer!
Namaste!
I am not nearly grateful enough for all that I have in my life. I've decided that this summer is the perfect time to work on having the gratitude attitude. Usually my personal time line includes new endeavors in the fall (after all these years I'm still on the school calendar I guess) with summer being a time of fun and relaxation. I think it's time to shake things up and start something new right now -- developing my gratitude muscle. By the end of the summer I want to be ripped in the gratitude department.
This idea started a few weeks back and then solidified when I read about theZen Habits Gratefulness Challenge. If you're going to be hanging out at the beach this summer, why not sit on that beach blanket reflecting on all that you have to be grateful for? Call it Thanksgiving in June or whatever -- just start shifting your focus towards gratitude.
I'm throwing downing the gauntlet folks -- think grateful thoughts, be grateful, act grateful.
And to keep you motivated,here is a source for daily inspirational gratitude thoughts(from -- very appropriately -- gratefulness.org).
One (of the many) of the things that I'm grateful for is all of the wonderful folks that I've met online and the opportunities that blogging has afforded me. I'm excited about the launch of theLiving Yogalist and I'm currently prepping a bunch of free goodies for everyone that subscribed. I'm currently thinking about ways to transform this into something of a coop -- a place that we can all share good information.
And it's this gratitude for community that's inspired me to join the social media firestorm. I admit that when I first heard of things like Twitter and Facebook I rolled my eyes a bit thinking that these tools were a bit ridiculous. Well, my mind it's a changing. I've set up both a Twitter and a Facebook account and I'm also thinking about creating a Facebook group for all of us who know that there's no such thing as one-size-fits-all yoga. I'm starting to think of it as an onlinesangha. If you'd like to join me, I'd be honored.
You can find me at the following links:
Facebook(insert vision of Mr. Rogers singing "Won't you be my neighbor?" but sub the word friend in for neighbor)
Twitter
Ah, being grateful and communing with others -- sounds like it's going to be one hell of a summer!
Namaste!