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Valentine’s Day: Women, Self-care and Being the Moms of the World

Valentine’s Day is all about love and showing love to each other. This Valentine’s Day, we want to focus on self-care for women. Women will always mother, something, even if she is really tired. We are the ones who step…

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Vision Boarding for Success

  A vision board is a visual medley of wishes, dreams and desires. When done with intention, it will bring things to fruition. However, it is much more than going through magazines and creating a pretty collage. There are mindsets…

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All that is needed is Chicken Soup

All that is needed is Chicken Soup and during the holidays, it tastes even better! Well, this is our last blog of the year. What a year! It’s the holidays and our lives have changed. It is a time to…

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A Mini Blog: About a Young Girl’s Gratefulness for Her Aunt

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at…

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Bringing Joy to a Bad Situation

Guest blog by SJ It was a beautiful Saturday morning and my two teenage children were home together. With a daughter in college, it was a treat for all of us to be in one place at the same time….

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Pleasant Surprise!

Guest blog by LL Good things happen due to COVID-19. Let me explain.   I have had a monthly subscription to an online Qigong class now for sometime. I love the class and, being on a fixed income, has made…

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Gratitude Was An Afterthought

Guest blog by Amanda Sutton As I reflect on 2020, I am curious how this time will be remembered in the future. It is not the first time that a global pandemic has occurred, and I am sure it will…

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Kindness Commission: Look for Kindness in Unexpected Places

Guest blog by CJ For me, it’s the small things that have made life in 2020 bearable. Even when things seem hopeless, I know I can always look back on the kindness others have bestowed upon me and remember that…

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I was a Teacher with COVID-19

Guest blog by SJ A few months ago, I tested positive for COVID-19. The worst part wasn’t being sick, in fact, I was fortunate to have extremely mild symptoms, but I’m a teacher. I unknowingly exposed over 25 people (most…

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Family, Wishbones and Leftovers

With The holidays fast approaching, I’m reminded of one of my favorite childhood memories. Our family used to celebrate Thanksgiving, not just the day, but the whole week! Our week was filled with family, crafts, Charlie Brown, and leftovers. A…

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Thank Forward as a Rope to Pull Yourself Out

Guest blog by Amy 2020 has been an interesting year for sure. At the end of 2019 and into 2020 began with being put on a performance improvement plan from a manager who had not the first clue how to…

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Twelve Stepping into a Spiritual Awakening

Guest Blog by Kristen J Born again. Spiritual awakening. These are two terms I would cringe when hearing once upon a time. Anything that remotely resembled a tie to God, or any sort of a  higher power should be left…

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Journaling: Make Time For YOU!

Guest blog by:  Katherine Boller Sometimes putting yourself first can feel selfish, and even more so when you are a parent (that mom guilt is real!). But, just like any other person intent on improving themselves and their world I…

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Glimmers of Joy Through a Different Lens

Guest Blog by Jennifer Garner As the curator of rotating exhibits at Denver International Airport, I oftentimes get to witness and experience the world through other people’s eyes – or cameras! Due to COVID-19, a nearly empty airport and massive…

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Animals and Plants Are My Favorite Nouns

Guest Blog by DS Thankfully, people have helped me many times in my life.  When I express my gratitude, I’ve been told to just do something nice for others.  It’s the little things in my life that make a big…

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Developing a Creative Practice is a Gift to Yourself

Guest Blog by Cathy Carpenter 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone. For me personally, due to Covid, my grandmother died in New York in April, and I got put on furlough and then laid-off from my job of…

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Look For Serendipity, There Is So Much To See: A Lost Bike

Serendipity is “one who finds valuable or agreeable things not sought for.” I have to believe that things we lose that are supposed to be for us, will come back to us.  One of our Thank Forward followers, Mark Paskowitz, wanted…

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The Treasure of Perfect Timing: Revisiting Universal Orlando

It was only a year ago my husband and I were planning a trip to Universal Orlando Resort.  Universal Orlando is home to three theme parks featuring Harry Potter, Minions, Jurassic Park, The Simpsons, Transformers, Marvel superheroes, and many other…

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Gratitude for Sunsets Everyone Can Appreciate

Tonight, I went outside and saw a beautiful pink sunset. It is one of my favorite things to do in New Mexico, every night. Our sunsets are so beautiful because of our wide-open spaces. I wish I could share them…

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Finding Yourself In Nature

Growing up in a large metropolitan area, camping wasn’t something my family did on a regular basis.  I didn’t get into camping until I was a teenager, when we would use it as an excuse to stay out overnight with…

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Hip Hip Hooray: Finding Gratitude Through Pain

15 months ago I had a spontaneous hip fracture. I was rushed to the hospital and had emergency surgery. It was a scary ordeal, as I had no clue what happened, and to this day, I still don’t know what…

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Secrets to Giving With No Added Costs

Did you know there are several options to donate funds to a cause you love simply by shopping or paying your bills? Recently, I visited my local grocery store. Being a thrifty shopper, I often log into my rewards account…

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Quarantine Interview with Mia and Julie

In light of recent events surrounding the globe and COVID-19, Julie and Mia (creators of Thank Forward: A Gratitude Action Kit) would like to encourage you to keep “Thanking Forward”. Love, kindness and positivity are essentials for leading a healthy…

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Coronavirus: Appreciating that love is all around us as we come together and yet, remain physically, apart.

Well, here we are. My inspiration for the title for this month’s blog comes from “Love Actually”. Love is all around us. We just have to look for it. For weeks now, I have been hearing all the wonderful and…

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Gratitude for Presence: A Day with Monet

Have you ever experienced sensory overload? The kind where each one of your senses are evoked, and are running at 110% capacity? The sounds turn into static, the sights start to swirl, your heartbeat speeds up, and your head is…

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Happy Chatter: Gratitude for Positive Thought, Words, and Actions

I was home one afternoon and a gentleman came by to clean my windows. I had seen him in the cul-de-sac many times before and felt safe having him do the work. I needed my windows cleaned, and he needed…

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