“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.”

-- John Milton

Hi friends,

We hear so often of the power of gratitude that we might be prone to roll our eyes and dismiss it with a “I know, I know…” But if we’re seeking empowerment and joy, being grateful deserves more than lip service.

Anita Revel emailed me to share her personal gratitude project – what she calls The Daily Blissings Project. Every day, she takes a photo of something she’s grateful for. Anita wrote, “I'm into my 20th month of this project and still finding LOTS of things to photograph every day. It only took a matter of days before the attitude of gratitude kicked in, and now 20 months on, I can assure you it is embedded so deeply into my DNA I only ever see and enjoy the gadzillion blessings around me every minute of every day.”

I invite you to read her story behind her first year of this project.

~ Patrice

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

-- Melody Beattie