Welcome to your Sunday LoveGram.
Today, I send you a wisp of dandelion fluff to wish on.
I send you a group of women singing beneath the redwood trees in a forest.
I send you mint chocolate chip ice cream, slightly melted.
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Today’s audio LoveGram was inspired by a Heart Wisdom Author event earlier this week. The topic was “Gratitude Adjustments: Staying Grateful in Tough Times.”
Usually I am the facilitator for these podcast conversations, but this week I got to be a guest author. That was really fun and thought-provoking!
I’ve been thinking about our conversation ever since, especially the difference between saying we’re grateful and actually feeling it.
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Have you ever tried to write a gratitude list when you’re having a hard time—and found that the words were there, but the feeling wasn’t?
You know you’re grateful for the people you love, for your home, for the food you eat. You can list these, but sometimes it takes a little something extra to feel them.
One of my favorite practices grew out of something my son said when he was little.
After he blew out his birthday candles, I whispered, “What did you wish for?”
“A birthday cake!”
I love that so much. He wished for the very thing right in front of him.
What happens when we wish for something we already have?
“I wish I had someone to share Sunday mornings with and talk about things that matter.”
Oh, look! There YOU are. My wish is granted!
Try it and see what you notice.
For me, that little moment between making the wish and realizing it’s already here can help me feel the wonder of it again.
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What could you wish for that’s already part of your life?
Maybe it’s the friend who always makes you laugh. A favorite tree outside your window. The bowl of slightly melted ice cream in your hands.
Even when life is hard, we can give ourselves a little room to notice what we love.
Listen in for more ideas on today’s audio LoveGram—simple, playful ways to help gratitude come alive.
Click here to listen. Scroll down to the purple box at the bottom of that page.
Thank you for being here, for sharing these Sunday moments, and for being one of my wishes granted.
Seek celebration — even in dark corners,
xo Sherry
✨ P.S. Want to listen to the whole gratitude conversation from the Heart Wisdom Author Podcast? Click here!
✨ P.P.S. My next Love List Workshop will be on November 27th at 12n PST. Register here to receive the Zoom link.