Posts Tagged ‘gratitude’

Hidden Gratitude for Grandma

November 24th, 2009 | gratitude, inspiration | admin | No Comments

Recently, I was asked to share my feelings about my grandma to be put into a book of remembrance for her. She was recently diagnosed with cancer and the family is coming together to share our great memories of her.
Many would think this would be an easy task to think of something nice to say [...]

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Happiness

November 4th, 2009 | Quotes | admin | No Comments

Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have
-Author Unknown

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What Inspires You?

November 4th, 2009 | Blog, Featured | admin | No Comments

How does someone inspire you?  Is it by connecting with them in some way?  Is it seeing something in them that you admire?  Being touched by something they say?
We’ve all met someone who made us want to be better or to do something better.
But what about them caused this reaction to occur within us?
How can [...]

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My trip to sing for Especially For Youth 2010 (EFY)

October 22nd, 2009 | Blog, Travel | admin | No Comments

Recently, I flew to Utah to sing a song for a project called Especially For Youth (EFY). I took my youngest, Kate ( 11 months), along with me so her grandparents could see how cute she is.
Luckily, Kate is so calm and did great on the trip, but the part that amazed me was the [...]

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Positive Thinking

September 10th, 2009 | Blog | admin | No Comments

Be grateful for what you have now. As you begin to think about all the things in your life you are grateful for, you will be amazed at the never ending thoughts that come back to you of more things to be grateful for. You have to make a start, and then the law of [...]

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Making Life Richer

September 2nd, 2009 | Blog | admin | No Comments

This week I sold some patio furniture on Craigslist. A woman named Susan emailed, “Consider this furniture sold.” The next morning she came by to pick it up. I didn’t know who to expect, but by the time she left I was extremely grateful for who it had been. Susan is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist. She [...]

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Gratitude

August 20th, 2009 | Blog | admin | No Comments

“We can lift ourselves and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.”
~ Thomas S. Monson

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