By Clare Herriot
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‘Give thanks in all circumstances this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you’ is a tough one to digest while going through a difficult time. However, in every facet of our lives, regardless of the circumstances we encounter, it is paramount to cultivate a spirit of thankfulness. This practice not only resonates […]
Both of us were in the midst of a journey, transitioning flights from one state to another within the vast expanse of the United States. Initially separated on the first leg of our journey, fate or perhaps serendipity brought us together for the subsequent connection flight. Despite the shortness of our travel time, we […]
Earlier this year we launched our new podcast entitled Let's Talk Gratitude. Here is an excerpt from our first episode where Girma Bishaw chats to Clare Herriot about how gratitude helps us win the person, not the argument.
My recent trip to Ethiopia allowed me to spend quality time with my mother. Along with other life issues, we talked a lot about my late father, who passed away when I was a child.
Girma's Christmas Message reflects on 2020 from a perspective of gratitude.
The only monument in the world built in the shape of a bug, to honour a bug is located in Fort Rucker, Alabama. In 1915 the Mexican boll weevil invaded Southeast Alabama and destroyed 60% of the cotton crop.
It is June 2020. It is yet another time to be thankful to the Windrush Generation for having stayed on to help change Britain in spite of everything they went through. Indeed, it has been 72 years since the SS Empire Windrush sailed up the Thames and docked at the port of Tilbury, just outside London, bringing 492 Caribbean passengers to live and work in Britain.
The mission of the Gratitude Initiative is to encourage and promote a ‘gratitude culture’ in Britain, (i.e. a culture where we practise and express gratitude even as we seek and strive for social and personal development and growth) in our personal as well as our communal lives. For this reason, we see gratitude as a vehicle towards both a fulfilled self and a harmonious society.
