Grassroots Gratitude Blog

Leadership. Where do you find it? Whose style do you admire? What does “a kinder kind of leadership” mean? April 17, 2025… time to write myself a letter Hello, Dear […]

Establishing a habit requires persistence and commitment. That said, by conditioning ourselves to repeat something regularly and with consistency, we also risk becoming inflexible, entrenched, [...]

  OOPS! This is a blog that didn’t get posted in 2024. But, as Community Lead for Bow Valley Giving Tuesday, I am happy to report that we hosted two […]

As a writer, I also read. I have to. It comes with the job. The books and articles I read or allow myself to listen to or to influence my […]

An old photo from a high school musical in 1974 - Guys and Dolls

Lucky me! On a daily basis, I can reflect on the precious words written by others actively recharging my spirit: Those committed to reflective inquiry are change agents who actively […]

The science abounds. Gratitude is a relational, social, complex thing that begins in one place and spreads from there. Like slow-moving meandering river to a raging torrent, gratitude is an [...]

April 8, 2024 will put parts of North America into darkness during daylight hours, thanks to the wonders of a Solar Eclipse. April 22, 2024 is the 54th anniversary of […]

In this post, I share links to several articles describing the benefits and reasons for writing longhand in validation of my own experience. After thirty years of writing longhand each […]

Ground Hogs and Shadows… such a poetic time of year to think about your shadow work and what needs illumination or consideration as you rediscover the brightest version of YOU. […]