 An updated essay of mine was picked up by the fine folks over at Elephant Journal, just in time for the heart of the holiday season and final chapter of 2015! I would be so grateful to you for having a read, and possibly sharing the positive vibes with your community. It's a bit of coaching-centered food for thought on how to keep these holiday energies in our hearts throughout the year. As always, I wrote it with my beloved friends, readers, clients and TGL family in mind :) An added bonus was using the beautiful photo you see above to accompany the piece, which was taken by my dear friend, Clint. I'm off to NJ tonight, where I cannot wait to squeeze my baby sister! I'll be in touch again, soon... In Gratitude, Trish
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I am not sure how B will ever top this Christmas gift. A night with my favorite ladies of all time, as presented by a couple of fabulous drag queens! "The Golden Girls: The Christmas Episodes" (live), was a hoot and a half. They did a wonderful job capturing the spirit, humor, + dynamics of this favorite foursome. And, of course, they did it with a flair only found in San Francisco. I giggled and swooned non-stop! They all performed fabulously, but I do have to give an extra nod to Blanche + Dorothy, who captured the mannerisms of their characters especially well. So grateful to experience this, and extra grateful that B was there to laugh and whisper how accurate they were right along side me. His openness to such silliness and full attention, appreciation and affection for this show makes me love him even more. We especially loved how after the show, when we got to pose for a photo opp, Dorothy proclaimed "Who is this tall drink of water?!" at him! I guess if I had to share him with anyone, it would be a Golden Girl :)    And this is the moment where Dorothy said "Kiss your favorite Girl!", then was upset as B leaned into Blanche! Naturally I puckered up for my Sophia :)  I cannot recommend this show highly enough! It only plays for a few more weeks, Thurs-Sun at The Victoria Theater. Catch it while you can!! Thank you for being a friend, Trish Hi Grateful Lifers! Thank you so very much for your patience with me as I finished putting this fundraising raffle together. I hope you like the goodies I've picked out for one lucky winner!! As a reminder, here's the post on why in the world I'm doing this giveaway :)
Raffle is just $5, with unlimited tickets available. So, for those of you who think math is hard and makes you sweat (like me): the more you donate, the better your odds! Winner will be picked at random from a (Santa?) hat by my darling B on 12/31 and announced on New Year's Day! Thank you so, so much for supporting this volunteer trip of mine. Message me if you have any questions! In Gratitude, Trish ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To be the first to know about these kinds of giveaways (and more!), sign up for my monthly letters here. I've probably said this about 1,000 times over the lifespan of this blog, but implementing a gratitude practice is far different than proclaiming just an attitude of gratitude. The attitude is the starting point -- the practice is where the magic happens. The attitude fluctuates with our shifting energies, moment to moment, depending on what life throws our way -- the practice keeps us grounded and focused, and our wells of thanks full for those times when we need to dip into the reserve tanks. Some folks recently mentioned to me that it's difficult to keep up with a daily gratitude journal in the midst of every day chaos, and hey, I get it. The mornings tend to be filled with the hustle of beginning a new day, while the evenings often shift to a space of exhaustion, earned-laziness, and prep for tomorrow's crazy. So I had a little think on this, and wanted to offer up a suggested modification, or alternative, to the traditional journaling. We clock in more hours on our phones than we probably want to realize each day (seriously, don't anyone tell me), so why not utilize those images we absentmindedly collect to our benefit in a new way? You know, the ones that don't quite make the Instagram or Facebook cut, but still must have motivated, moved, inspired, reminded, or entertained us enough to take a photo (or screenshot). Could we scroll through our pictures at night, or in the morning, taking a moment to remember what it was about those moments that ...since, if we're being honest, we likely already have phones-in-hand...make us grateful for the lives we lead? Here's an example from my own camera roll:  I'm thankful for sunsets and fresh seafood in South Carolina, as shared with B and his parents during our most recent Thanksgiving visit.  I'm thankful for folks like Danielle LaPorte, who add bits of inspiration + Food For Thought to my social media feeds.  And I'm grateful for thoughtful thank you gifts mailed from family, as an extra reminder of my time spent as "The Rev" and how meaningful that role is to me and the people I love. Pretty easy, eh? We might even consider building a photo folder to collect these images in 2016, where we can revisit a YEAR's worth of gratitude by the time the earth finishes another lap around the sun. What do you think? Any other ideas on how to keep that practice alive and well? I'd love to hear them! In Gratitude, Trish |
