Waking Up Grateful: How Taking Nothing for Granted Changes Everything

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In this episode, I speak with Kristi Nelson about her diagnosis of stage IV Cancer at age 33, which is when she realized how easy it is to thirst for happiness when you are already standing knee-deep in abundance. This was when she began to nurture a gratitude practice that transformed her life.

“Not dying changed everything. Not only did I not die, I got to live, and living offered me the chance to bring the most meaningful lessons I learned from facing death into my life and the lives of many others.” - Kristi Nelson.

Stripped away from everything, she realized the abundance of life's simplest pleasures. She began waking up grateful and staying mindful of her experience, which opened her to the teachings and opportunities within every moment for learning, insight, love, and action, even amid her struggles.

REVELATION: This was when she realized that gratitude is momentary and gratefulness is a way of being. While gratitude needs something good to happen, gratefulness allows us to experience gratitude in every moment.

Our conversation dives into the five points of perspective, the power of gratefulness in activism, and the importance of being deeply in touch with what makes us come alive.

Key points from the conversation:

Kristi's journey with cancer led her to find gratitude in the simplest of life's pleasures.
Extending gratitude beyond fleeting emotions and events towards adopting a grateful way of being.
The generative nature of appreciation and how to begin a practice of appreciating what you already have.
The distinction between gratitude and gratefulness. Gratitude is a reaction to specific positivity, while gratefulness is a continuous state of being.
The five points of perspective that enhance gratitude
The role of gratefulness in our actions and activism.
Gratefulness is an activator, motivating us to protect and care for what we appreciate.

In summary, living gratefully is about being fully present, embracing joy and vulnerability, and making a lasting impression on others.

Visit The Center for Grateful Living for more information, and purchase Kristi's book, "Wake Up, Grateful," to delve deeper into the practice of living gratefully!

I hope you enjoy this episode, and don't forget to tune in for a brand new podcast episode next Wednesday!

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