February 27, 2025

MARCH   2025   NEWSLETTER 

Happy Spring to those in the Western Hemisphere!
 
The skies have been grey with lots of rain this winter here in Oregon. We even had some late snow in Feburary too. Now, I’m SO grateful to hear frogs croaking and singing each night in our pond. I am in love with the frogs in our pond! They are the happy announcers of Spring almost here! To see signs of Spring everywhere, to feel more warmth, and enjoy the sunshine is bliss.
 
The focus for this March newsletter is Recharging Our Gratitude Practices. When the outside world is getting me down, there is no better cure than to start recounting what I am thankful for in my life.
Actually, I do this every single morning, in my prayer and meditation time, and in the evening before I go to bed too. Being grateful always sets a positive, uplifting tone in my heart and soul. I’ve listed some ways we can amplify gratitude in our lives, to let it be a Superpower.

BASK IN NATURE!

I am blessed to be living in the forest in Oregon.
It gives me a chance to walk in nature, to immerse myself in it every single day. Taking a Gratitude Stroll is highly recommended. Be quiet and with every step, feel the gratitude for beautiful nature and for life in general! And if
you aren’t blessed to live right in nature, go to a city park to enjoy the beauty all around.

MEDITATION

There are some beautiful gratitude meditations: Here are a couple I highly recommend: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2UdK96JpnU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfD4HaBBc0I

GRATITUDE PRACTICE

Write in a Gratitude Journal – 
www.graceofgratitude.com
(truly gorgeous journals!)
Beginners: start out by listing 5 things you are grateful for every day. Do this for 40 days and your life will improve dramatically. Then, keep going after the 40 days so it becomes a beneficial habit. If you already write in a journal, consider writing paragraphs about each thing, rather than making a short list.

I celebrate and revel in the coming of spring!
Nature dances with bright promise as she wakes from winter slumber
and begins parading her new green grass and colorful blossoms again.
As spring awakens, the flora and the fauna, my heart and spirit awaken to the new--
to whatever is about to come my way, and I dance with joy for all the new beginnings within and all around me.

Love and Light, Deborah

RECHARGING
OUR GRATITUDE 
​PRACTICE

​To be in a grateful state of mind helps in so many
ways: health-wise, joy-wise, sharing positivity with others. It helps our emotional health as well as our physical health. I have found through many years of experience that I just cannot be stressed out if I’m counting my blessings.

LISTEN TO MUSIC

There are many songs about being thankful. Karen Drucker is the queen of gratitude. These three songs will uplift you, I promise: 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL0hWvzZr8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YO2SaBeEf8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdQ_ GPc0OsM

SPIRITUAL BOOKS

There are zillions of spiritual books to uplift you. Here is one graittude author who is amazing and inspiring! Will Pye lives his life in true thankfulness. He wrote a wonderful book,
The Gratitude Prescription. He also wrote Blessed with a Brain Tumor. Talk about radical gratitiude!He found reasons to feel thankful for brain cancer, and this book is chock-full of wisdom.

JOIN OUR ZOOM
​GROOVING INTO
​GRATITUDE GROUP

We meet on the 3rd Monday of each month,
studying Daily Gratitude Reflections Vol 2 together for 2025. Still time to join. Contact me if you are interested. We’d love to have you.