A missed connection means I can look forward to connecting soon! anticipation!
The grit of gratitude- sometimes, finding gratitude is like being in a mineshaft picking for diamonds- dark, dirty, dangerous even (to our egos!)
But sticking with it and finding the gratitude is so satisfying, like precious gems locked in coal-black dirt
Cultivating gratitude, as Brene Brown says, helps increase our capacity for joy
Enjoying these beautiful moments will not make the bad ones hurt more- in fact, when bad stuff happens, we’ll wish we’d have been more joyful, lived more fully
And “life” is all about the ordinary moments. This one, writing this list. Catching the profile of a beloved family member, jotting off an email to a friend.