Gratitude, Patience, Perseverence
WE DID IT!
We try and be grateful every day. Some days we have to really scrounge around in the corners of our lives and on others you can’t stop grinning from the gratitude. Paulie and I feel that way this week as Gratitude and Trust made it onto The New York Times bestseller list. It is thanks to many of you who have supported us and the book since we started and those who have joined in along the way. I think… Read More
FINDING CONTENTMENT ON A RAINY DAY
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” ― Lao Tzu I was given an amazing gift recently when I headed out to try a new yoga class. It was one of those cold and grey rainy New York days and I almost bailed a few times on the eight block walk as my mind kept telling me I had more important… Read More
Addictions, Family, Gratitude, Growth, Hanging In There
GETTING THROGH THE HOLIDAYS WITH GRATITUDE AND YOUR SANITY
Here at G and T we try and be grateful every day. We try and give back. We like to think of it like everyday is Thanksgiving here. But today is the real Thanksgiving. The day when families all across the country somehow through bad weather, delayed flights, crowded highways and screaming children make their way to relatives to ostensibly give thanks and not have any fist fights or screaming matches while carb loading and often drinking too much.… Read More
IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
So this Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year. From now until Christmas, Chanukah or whatever you celebrate, gifts are at the top of everyone’s list. You might not have noticed, but we snuck in a new category here at Gratitude and Trust, it’s called SHOP We are selling several Gratitude and Trust items and there are a few more to come. By January we will have Gratitude Journals. Twenty five percent of the proceeds of each… Read More
WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY…DON’T SAY IT RIGHT AWAY
That nonsensical bit of advice was the end result of a conversation with a friend about the unconscious effects of discomfort. I was sharing about a pair of recent back-to-back social skill misfires. We quickly concluded the following possible truths. Philosophical maybes. For most people, sitting with another human being in comfortable silence is … An acquired skill The sign of a really good friendship Almost impossible Do I worry about my communicative skills? I have my moments. At a… Read More
Clarity, Living Fully, Mindfulness
5 WAYS TO LET GO AND BE IN THE MOMENT
“Some people think it’s holding that makes one strong – sometimes it’s letting go.” ~Unknown~ On a recent fall day I was in New York City’s beautiful Central Park teaching my boot-camp class with an amazing group of women. We mix it up with cardio, strength training and yoga and we love being outside. We often close with a relaxation pose, lying on our backs on the ground. As we got comfortable and opened our hearts towards the sky, we… Read More
DREAMS, Giving Back, Goals, Gratitude
GRATITUDE AND BEYOND
Appreciating what shows up in your life changes your personal vibration. Gratitude elevates your life to a higher frequency. ~ OPRAH Goodness. Gratitude. Grateful. Glad. Generous. Pick your positive G- word – it does not begin to describe the feelings we I have today. Back track. Rewind the tape, for all our new members – Thanks to the great Oprah Winfrey and our appearance on Super Soul Sunday yesterday we have many new followers on this site this morning. To all… Read More
INQUIRING MINDS – “GET YOUR CHAI ON”
People have been writing in and asking what time is Super Soul Sunday in their part of the country. Can you stream it? Twitter. Facebook. All the usual. So here it all is…all the ways and places you can find it, hear it, watch it, and respond to it. Let’s all have a SUPER SOUL SUNDAY! And if you want to do it the way Oprah does it you should watch the show and drink a cup of chai. She… Read More
THE BUCKET LIST
Mine has always been minimal. Life came at me generous with opportunities few people enjoy. I’ve met Presidents, iconic talents in every field and the top of the A list. I once dined with Cary Grant, have sung a medley with Fred Astaire and Tony Bennett, sipped Jack Daniels with Sinatra. Okay, the truth, I never really sipped anything. Good fortune took me placed I’d only dreamed of. The runt of the litter, the escapee from life in… Read More
OH OPRAH!
I look at that picture and I still can’t believe it. There we are with Oprah. When I sit here fingers poised over the keys I don’t know what element of this experience to write about, the actual events, the dream that we held onto for so long of getting there, the way we felt throughout the whole experience, or a blow by blow account of the twenty-four hours we spent going to Chicago, taping the show on September 16th,… Read More