Staff Picks

A collection of favorite resources – both old and new – handpicked by the Gratefulness staff for your perusal. This page will be refreshed 2 – 3 times per month with “gems” which have particularly moved, touched, or engaged us…

Human Postcards #19 – Shane
(July, 2015) After a successful career in the corporate world, Shane left it behind to pursue a more meaningful life with his family. Trained in the best leadership workshops, hear what this unusual school bus driver has to say about the children he drives to school.

Love in the Families Among Us in Film
Here are the films from one of two themes explored recently at Dr. Francis Lu and Br. David Steindl-Rast’s annual film seminar at the Esalen Institute, California.

Jimmy Carter, Facing Cancer with Grace (and Gratefulness)
(The Washington Post, August 2015) “Everything has been pleasant for me. So I’m thankful. And hopeful.” With those words, and a big, toothy smile, former President Jimmy Carter, 90, ended his press conference Thursday. He looked so completely, boyishly happy that you could almost forget he’d also announced he has cancer in his brain.

8 Things Mentally Strong People Do Every Single Day
(July, 2015) In addition to avoiding the things that could hold them back, mentally strong people create healthy habits that assist them in growing stronger. Here are eight things mentally strong people do every day to strengthen their mental muscles – one of the things they do is to practice gratitude.

Gratitude in Education: A Radical View
Many frown upon the use of the words gratitude and education together. It seems like a strange combination. We might perhaps be able to contemplate the place of gratitude in aspirations for wisdom or transformation, but to picture how it relates to learning for information or understanding content may require a greater leap than many are willing to make.

Life Vest Inside – Kindness Boomerang – “One Day”
(2011) Watch as the camera tracks an act of kindness as its passed from one individual to the next and manages to boomerang back to the person who set it into motion. Gratefulness fuels the process.

The Peace of Wild Things
When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be…

We hope you enjoyed these resources. To discover more, visit our complete Library of Resources or dip into Gratefulness in Daily Life.