To begin I’d like to preface with the idea that gratitude is a choice, not a result. I hear all the time that it is so easy to be grateful when you've made it to the top. It is easy to be grateful ...

Today, more than ever, there is a deep need for gratitude. There's also a need for people who possess the kind of personality traits and characteristics that show they know how to be grateful in the ...

Gratitude is good for you. There are so many things to be thankful for that this list is only the beginning! From seasonal lattes to colorful leaves, there’s nothing quite like fall. Although we may ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, my family and I stumbled on a deal too good to ignore—cruise ship prices had plunged, so we happily booked our berths. Well, it turned out to be quite an adventure.

Maybe gratefulness is in you, like the stars are in the sky. Source: Shutterstock "I do not at all understand the mystery of grace — only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it ...

Thanksgiving is here again; an entire holiday-cum-food ritual celebrating the importance of gratitude. Yet, through the lens of our everyday struggles — or when the chips are exceptionally down — it ...

I’m terrible at gratitude. How bad am I? I’m so bad at gratitude that most days, I don’t notice the sunlight on the leaves of the Berkeley oaks as I ride my bike down the street. I forget to be ...

This piece is Part 1 of a mini-series on the Varieties of Goodness. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my family and I stumbled on a deal too good to ignore: Cruise ship prices had plunged, so we happily ...

Thunderstorms are rare in San Francisco, thanks to the Pacific Ocean's cool temperatures. When the weather unexpectedly changed one evening in the '70s, Jerry Garcia was there to see it. "Jerry lived ...

Nearly thirty years on from the death of Jerry Garcia, one of the biggest bands in the world is the good ol’ Grateful Dead. And not just by fuzzy vibes-based metrics like “cultural impact,” either—the ...