I definitely practice gratitude ...life is so precious...the good, bad and ugly are all part of my journey and I embrace every stage. Well...I try to anyway...
Thrilled. Delighted. Gob-smacked... thanks so much for this reflection and endorsement, Nikki. Also thanks to you and Writers on Fire for agreeing to pick up An Ecology of Gratitude and journal your way to a deeper appreciation of it all - writing, reflecting, growing, relationships and all of the ah-ha's about the ways things are hitched to each other. What a great social experiment for growing together, building trust and learning about oneself in the context of the group... I also love that you are using the book for the long, slow burn of 30 weeks worth of prompts.
This post, read as a public declaration of appreciation is also so important. To me, of course, but, well, ya gotta' wait until you get to Day 28 and read about the life lessons that "The Gratitude Letter" generates, validating Gertrude Stein's declaration: "Because silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone". Thanks again.
I’ve just gone a year of (almost) daily ‘morning pages’ as per ‘The Artists Way’ and it has been life changing: Not necessarily a gratitude journal - but I am hugely grateful for Its slow burn impact. So many little revelations over a year of talking to myself on the page every morning about sources of joy/inspiration/hope/love/creativity and rage/grief/fear/irritation. I have an increasing self awareness and ability to be on my own team about all things, that I’ve never before experienced. Once the pettiness and insecurities are aired and discussed with the self (in the morning pages method) there is so much more space for useful thoughts about art making...
I definitely practice gratitude ...life is so precious...the good, bad and ugly are all part of my journey and I embrace every stage. Well...I try to anyway...
Nikki!
Thrilled. Delighted. Gob-smacked... thanks so much for this reflection and endorsement, Nikki. Also thanks to you and Writers on Fire for agreeing to pick up An Ecology of Gratitude and journal your way to a deeper appreciation of it all - writing, reflecting, growing, relationships and all of the ah-ha's about the ways things are hitched to each other. What a great social experiment for growing together, building trust and learning about oneself in the context of the group... I also love that you are using the book for the long, slow burn of 30 weeks worth of prompts.
This post, read as a public declaration of appreciation is also so important. To me, of course, but, well, ya gotta' wait until you get to Day 28 and read about the life lessons that "The Gratitude Letter" generates, validating Gertrude Stein's declaration: "Because silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone". Thanks again.
I love hearing about your weekly journaling group! How did you find them? I’d love to be part of something similar. ☺️
Love journaling. I have a pile of journals from 2006 to present. Could--probably should--be a book.
Michael Mohr
Sincere American Writing
https://michaelmohr.substack.com/
I’ve just gone a year of (almost) daily ‘morning pages’ as per ‘The Artists Way’ and it has been life changing: Not necessarily a gratitude journal - but I am hugely grateful for Its slow burn impact. So many little revelations over a year of talking to myself on the page every morning about sources of joy/inspiration/hope/love/creativity and rage/grief/fear/irritation. I have an increasing self awareness and ability to be on my own team about all things, that I’ve never before experienced. Once the pettiness and insecurities are aired and discussed with the self (in the morning pages method) there is so much more space for useful thoughts about art making...