We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. — Thornton Wilder
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Tip of the Day:
“Count your blessings,” we’re often told — but what good does that do us? Plenty, according to Robert Emmons, the world’s leading scientific expert on gratitude. After a decade of research, Dr. Emmons has found that people who practice gratitude have stronger immune systems, feel happier and more optimistic, and are more generous and compassionate. In this thorough article from Greater Good magazine, Dr. Emmons explores why gratitude does us so much good, brings to light the obstacles to practicing gratitude, and offers steps to leading a more grateful life. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4552
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Be The Change:
Count your blessings. For inspiration, a short passage by Pierre Pradervand, from “The Gentle Art of Blessing:” http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4552a
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“At the end of a trip home to California with my son, I was in the airport and decided to send a couple of postcards thanking my family for their hospitality. After I wrote them I returned to inquire about stamps. The clerk said they didn’t sell them in her store or anywhere in the airport. A woman standing nearby with her baby in a stroller overheard the conversation and said, “I have stamps that I’d be glad to give you.” I offered to buy them from her but she insisted she didn’t want anything in return. I accepted her gift and thanked her. I then turned back to the clerk to ask if there was a mailbox anywhere in the airport. Again the answer was no. But she said, “I’d be happy to mail them for you on my way home.” I returned to my seat in the waiting area and related the story of back to back acts of kindness to my son. He had just volunteered to let someone charge her phone with his power cord – by coincidence it was the same woman who gave me the stamps!” — rludeman
Dalai Lama Foundation Study Circle Montreal 