Apr 10, 2020
Why do we practice gratitude?Because we feel better when we do. One subscriber wrote: “With your prompting, many months ago we adopted a new practice. Every night before dinner, we toast something we are grateful for. Sometimes several things. Which means throughout...
Mar 16, 2020
A friend suggested I should describe myself this way: “Jett Sophia, the Nagging Psychic. She’s on your side.” ? Owning that moniker, I’m here to nag a bit: Are you practicing gratitude? Specifically, what are your gratitude practices? What are you actually doing to...
Mar 5, 2020
Actively practice gratitude. Every day. Practice gratitude every time you get in your car; every time you get out of your car. Find other things during your day that will remind you to feel gratitude — when you eat, when you go to the bathroom, when you go to bed. Be...
Feb 7, 2020
An astute reader pointed out that I have in fact written about Hug Your Heart since 2017. Issue number 313, from July of 2018, is titled Intimacy Within. It actually expands on the original breath. I like it! Check it out...
Feb 7, 2020
It’s been a couple years since I wrote about the Hug Your Heart breath. Here’s what I said in December, 2017: “I am frequently freaked out about the Republicans. Wise counsel says when that happens, just love them. But I have found myself to be...
Dec 21, 2019
Focus on what pleases you. Paying attention to what you like is gratitude in action; it is living in gratitude. Try it right now. Look around you. What do you see that you like? What do you hear, smell, feel that pleases you? Take a breath, take a moment, and savor...