Grassroots Gratitude Blog

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. […]

The temperatures have dropped in my home town and the cold is all we can think about. Frozen pipes. Frozen eyelashes. Frozen batteries. Frozen ski lifts. As for writing and […]

Savouring the Season takes lots creative pauses along with self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-discipline, and self-control. As you ride this end-of-year-pendulum swing of expectations, [...]

Local community advocate, author, and master journal writer, Lorraine Widmer-Carson combines experience and expertise in her latest book, Gratitude Ignition Guide: Notes for my Leadership Self, a [...]

Established through a Statute in Canadian Parliament, National Philanthropy Day takes place each year on November 15… For almost 20 years, I have been working to promote the idea that […]

I love mornings. I also love my morning ritual with a kind of fierce passion. For thirty years, regardless of the season, regardless of surgery dates or where I am […]

Grassroots Gratitude has recently revised its mission: Fostering gratitude as the secret strength of everyday leadership. Every day. Gratitude Ignition Guide: Inspiring thoughtful writing my [...]

Following the conclusion of the Winter 2023 Gratitude Trifecta series, community members met for a March Morning Mixer at Cascade Ponds. We gathered around a campfire on a wintry morning […]