More Than Thank You
Developing Gratitude
Reflections
Routines — By Haley Morris
We all have a routine. Aside from the small stuff like making your bed, eating your breakfast and brushing your teeth, what do you do in the morning? Although our morning routines are all a little different, we probably established a rather similar routine early in our lives. Wouldn’t it be nice if part of […]
A Stranger in the Waiting Room — By Jonathan Tudge
Sometimes people say: “I have nothing to be grateful for!” They might be working two poorly paying jobs and still barely making it. They might be in poor health. They might be looking at how rich so many people are, and contrasting it with their own poverty. These are real and serious concerns. And maybe […]
If your child won the lottery. — by Jonathan Tudge
So, the holidays are over and all the presents have been unwrapped. I doubt that any of your children found that they’d won a million dollars in a lottery. But suppose they had? Or even that they’d gained $100, something which is much more likely. What would they have done with that money? We found […]
The Gratitude of Dharma Bums — by Ayse Payir
” ‘Smith, you don’t realize it’s a privilege to practice giving presents to others’.” The way he did it was charming; there was nothing glittery and Christmassy about it, but almost sad, and sometimes his gifts were old beat-up things but they had the charm of usefulness and sadness of his giving.” You may wonder […]
The Gratitude of Crows — by Jonathan Tudge
I don’t tend to browse many websites, but one I go to every day is the BBC News (I am English, after all). And there I came upon this piece about a young girl and her crows in Seattle. This all started by accident; being a somewhat messy eater, some of the food Gabi had […]
The Home Interview That Changed Things — by Uzama Price
One evening while standing in a long line in the grocery store a woman in front of me turned around. She must have recognized my accent and/or voice, and she just brightened up and exclaimed in a really excited tone: “Oh my goodness, how are you?” Almost a year ago, a colleague and I had […]
Gratitude – by Jonathan Tudge
A Short Story Recently James saw a beautiful sunset, but didn’t pay attention. Alicia thought the fall leaves were lovely, but said nothing. Michael at 70 took his excellent health for granted. Mary knew her friend Jane needed help, but didn’t lend a hand. Even though Jane gave her a ride home a few days […]
The Essence of Gratitude
A Short Story The other evening James saw a beautiful sunset, but he didn’t pay much attention. Alicia thought the fall leaves looked lovely, but she didn’t do or say anything. Michael, having reached his 70th birthday, pretty much took for granted the fact that he’d never had a serious illness and was in excellent […]