Make this small tweak in your gratitude practice and discover how thankfulness connects you to others.
4 Gratefulness Fallacies
Ingratitude often results from misunderstanding the nature of thanks, failing to see the bigger picture of our lives, or forgetting to nurture a spirit of gratefulness.– Diana Butler Bass, Grateful As with any spiritual practice, gratefulness has its pitfalls. We might call these fallacies, where people can use the concept of gratefulness loosely to justify … Continue reading 4 Gratefulness Fallacies
One practice to give up this Thanksgiving
Gratitude can be experienced by anyone, anywhere, without permission and without restraint… It is, perhaps, the most immediate and most primal of all spiritual affections - one that makes every human being a priest. –Diana Butler Bass I would like to make an appeal to remove one practice from our thanks-giving this weekend and, ideally, … Continue reading One practice to give up this Thanksgiving
The 700 Club Canada Interview
Loreli Cockram is interviewed by 700 Club Canada about the story behind The Gratefulness Experiment and why it's important for us as believers to grow in gratefulness.
Join the Next Gratefulness Experiment
Here's the short story: In the fall of 2022, I was on the verge of burnout. I was tired, short-fused, and had a stunning lack of compassion, even though I worked in a compassion ministry. Friends, family, and co-workers were noticing I wasn't myself. I could chalk it up to over-working or the stresses of … Continue reading Join the Next Gratefulness Experiment
3 reasons why a gratefulness practice is difficult
Gratitude is having its day in the sun as a simple yet immensely helpful lifestyle discipline. I have yet to find a study that counters its benefits for our mental, emotional, and physical well-being, but I've been curious about what the studies don't show. When I look at the attrition rate for a fairly uncomplicated … Continue reading 3 reasons why a gratefulness practice is difficult
Grateful in and for Community
An attribute of gratefulness is that it can't be practiced alone, not to its full extent. By its nature, it is a reciprocal activity. There is (a) an acknowledgment that we've received something outside of ourselves, and (b) a fulfillment of gratefulness by its outward expression to whom we are grateful. Here's an example. As … Continue reading Grateful in and for Community
Thankfulness or Blessing, Which Comes First?
The post reflects on finding gratitude in everyday moments, even amidst a challenging day in a bustling city. A chance encounter with a kind young girl highlights the transformative power of thankfulness, inspiring a shift in perspective and recognizing the abundance of goodness around us.
Known For Their Gratefulness
There are saints known for their gratefulness. In scripture, you'll see that Daniel had a habit of giving thanks to God three times a day (Daniel 6:10) and the Apostle Paul's epistles are full of instructions to give thanks and include thank you letters to other believers right within them. I think of Christian leaders … Continue reading Known For Their Gratefulness
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