 As we begin a New Year, I'd ask you to ponder your intentions for 2017. Does expressing gratitude figure in your intentions for the new year? If not, consider being more intentional about expressing gratitude this New Year.
I'd also ask you to ponder what you are grateful for in 2016. Be specific as you jot down some of your reasons for gratitude. Please comment below!
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In this video, I would like to reflect more on gratitude. Gratitude is an aspect of many traditions.
Gratitude is more than a feeling. It's a commitment to act and to express things to others. How do you give thanks or express your gratitude towards others? Who are you grateful for in this life?
Continuing our discussion of gratitude, I would like to reflect on one of the other pillars of the Serenity Prayer- Wisdom. Developing wisdom means continuing to stay curious and continuing to wonder.
Where do you find wonder in your daily life? In effort to continue creating a community for discussion, I've started a video blog on YouTube! I hope you enjoy learning more about the reasons behind my book and tune in often for new videos. Thank you for listening!  As we begin the month of November and realize that we celebrate the great national feast of Thanksgiving at the end of the month – just, of course, before we “celebrate” Black Friday. We can only stand so much thanksgiving before we have to spend & buy. My suggestion is that we set aside the month for a special time to give thanks. Robert Emmons, who has done intensive research on gratitude, found that people who express gratitude with regularity are happier people. He documents the power of expressing this gratefulness either in person or in writing. He also suggests the power of being specific for whom or for what we are grateful. I’d suggest as we begin this month of November – a month of Thanksgiving – we commit to being specific about our gratefulness and thanksgiving.
The 26th of November, then, – Thanksgiving this year in the United States – will be a culmination of our daily thanksgivings. |
AuthorLike millions of people in Twelve Step groups around the world, Mark T. Scannell has had an intimate relationship with the Serenity Prayer. A decades-long veteran Twelve Stepper and former Roman Catholic priest, Scannell explored the origins of the prayer that has been a staple in addiction recovery since the 1940s. From his own experience and taking a closer look at the prayer’s deeper history, he has come to believe that this age-old prayer has a vital missing element. In The Gratitude Element, Scannell invites readers to take a new look at an old prayer and see how giving thanks is a natural and essential ingredient in an appeal for serenity, courage, and wisdom. Archives
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