Gratitudes 11.10.25
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Hello! In the throes of a lower mood I try to remember how much I have to be grateful for, how much I have in my life that is worth celebrating. Today's newsletter is me doing that! It's remarkable how simple and effective this practice is at shifting my mood from gloom to bloom. Here is my gratitude list: Receiving appreciation for The RAMP Mindset and the dots method on a video call. Running into some new connections at a friend's birthday party. Hearing Nine In The Afternoon on the radio as I started drafting this list. Receiving my final evaluation for the six-month practitioner training I did this year. Enjoying the first two episodes of Pluribus. Following a bunch of people from the Halloween party on Instagram. Booking my first repeat client for my practitioner work. Having video calls with people who I reached out to. Enjoying the outdoors with a friend. Signing up for a masterclass. Listening to sigh swoon's audio about the power of celebration. Have a wonderful week :^) |
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