We Give Thanks
Posted on Nov 21 2008 | Tagged as: Tip of the Week
Quote of the Week
“For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes.”
- Dag Hammarskjold
A Note From Andrea
A very Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I wish to express my gratitude to you for sharing your ideas, thoughts, feedback, challenges and successes with me. I am honored to be included in your life and thank you for sharing yourself so fully with me.
There will be no Coaching Tip of the Week on November 28, 2008 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday here in the States. Enjoy this time of thanks and gratitude. Our next tip will be issued on December 5, 2008 announcing changes to our website. Stay tuned!
We Give Thanks
We give thanks for places of simplicity and peace.
May we find such places in ourselves.
We give thanks for places of refuge and beauty.
May be find such places in ourselves.
We give thanks for places of acceptance and belonging.
May we find such places in ourselves.
May we begin to mend the outer world
According to the truth of our inner life.
Adapted from Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA. With thanks to Rachel Remen.
Coaching Call to Action
During this Thanksgiving time and every day – give thanks, give thanks, give thanks.
Ideas and Information
November 21, 2008
Being Thankful
A simple activity you can do with your family or friends at the Thanksgiving Day table, or any time you gather at a meal. Go around, one person at a time, and share something that you are thankful for. This can be a person, place, attitude, moment, or object at any place in time. This is best done while holding hands, right palm up, left palm down. The sharing can begin with anyone in the circle, but it should continue person by person in a clockwise manner. One person speaks at a time and while that person is speaking they have the attention of everyone else in the circle.
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on 24 Nov 2008 at 5:14 pm 1 pete said …
I like the idea alot but holding hands at the dinner table might wig some family members out
on 24 Nov 2008 at 5:46 pm 2 Andrea Novakowski said …
I hadn’t thought that holding hands would be unusual to some. Thanks for opening my eyes on this. We have been holding hands at our Thanksgiving dinner table during grace for as long as I can remember. This adds a bit more intimacy. It’s a way to be more present and connect with each other. And we also give a special squeeze before we let go at the end of the prayer.
on 10 Dec 2008 at 4:11 pm 3 pete said …
Thought you might like to know we did this at Thanksgiving and it was really great (no handholding though lol) Thanks for helping me start a new tradition!