A special collection of poems, articles, practices, and audio to help all of us celebrate the season with a greater sense of sufficiency, sacredness, and sustainability. Draw on these resources, and allow the season to truly nourish you and your loved ones.

Winter Solstice – A  Poem for the Season
The only way down is down, leaving the
light for the dark, allowing the surface to sink,
under the shimmering deepness, to the depths
where float our desires…

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Grateful Conversation Starters
Are you drawn to conversations that may be uplifting, inspiring or transformative? Here are some questions to help us identify or reflect upon the gifts in our lives that we may otherwise miss. Perfect for sharing around a celebratory meal this holiday season…

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50 Non-Toy Gifts for Kids
The holidays can present a challenge as we seek to to be generous with our children AND not overwhelm their ability to feel gratitude. The following are gift ideas which offer experience, connection and engagement…

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Send eCards for the Holidays
Share your love, best wishes, and gratitude with
special eCards this Holiday Season…

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How to Overcome the Biggest Obstacle to Gratitude
Adaptation is an “enemy” of gratitude as it leads to taking things for granted. But research shows that sharing experiences wakes us up and orients us outward, making us more kind and helpful; material goods seem to draw us inward, making us less generous…

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Within Our Reach: Joy
A perennial favorite. A letter of love, hope and encouragement from Fra Giovanni Giocondo to Countess Allagia Aldobrandeschi on Christmas Eve, 1513.

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Neal Gaiman Reads “A Christmas Carol”
Our thanks to the New York Public Library for this recording of Neal Gaiman’s delightful delivery of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” from the author’s only surviving “prompt” copy of the book; that is, Dickens’ own annotated version used for live readings…

Light A Candle
And finally, this is the season when people around the world welcome light into the darkness. As such, we invite you to light a candle; connecting you to inner stillness and to a global community. Feel the connection and share your light…

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