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Groundhog Day? Shadows? Happiness? On February 2, 2023,  so the story goes, Wiarton Willie who lives on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, did not see his shadow at exactly 8:07 […]

NEW for 2023! Grassroots Gratitude invites submissions for in this space. Got something you want to share? If you would like to post your original work as a Grateful Update, […]

Just over a year ago, my book, An Ecology of Gratitude: Writing your way to what matters entered the world. Thanks to many of you, I have surpassed my First […]

Giving Tuesday identifies itself as being the world’s largest generosity movement. For this hyper-local event in Banff National Park, it was an occasion for hearts and hands to be warmed [...]

First, a true story: After 90 days, my inaugural summer workshop series called Gratitude Trifecta: Write. Appreciate. Recalibrate. has come to a close. I want to thank each of the participants [...]

Did you know? World Gratitude Day is being celebrated on September 21. I didn’t but, in the spirit of promoting gratitude as a much deeper, much more profound something than […]

How does one grow community gratitude? Community transformation Author and Advocate for Belonging, Peter Block writes: “The small group is the unit of transformation.” Block [...]

Date: Thursday, August 25, 2022 Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Banff Public Library We are thrilled to welcome Lorraine Widmer-Carson, Author and Founder of Grassroots [...]

The word “condolence” usually pluralized, comes from the Latin word, condolere, meaning “to suffer together”. Synonyms include commiseration, comfort, sympathy. While the meaning of [...]