Saturday: Gratitude.

It was my first spiritual retreat in years. The theme was gratitude.

It was a great day of reflection on grateful living...

The present moment is a sacrament; God is there.

Generous people are primarily grateful people.

A grateful heart can transform the world.

Everything can be taken from you, except your attitude.

Praise God...and praise the people who are using their gifts.

Sometimes we are saved from our own prayers, rather than deprived.

We learned practices to liberate gratitude in our life...

Practice gratitude; act gratefully.
Gather with like-spirited people.
Look for good examples.
Live in the present moment.
Welcome prayer- letting go.

It was a joy to meet, share and learn with these women. It was a day for renewing friendship and making new friends.

I am very grateful.

...create in our hearts a deep center of gratitude, a center that grows so strong in its thanksgiving that sharing freely of our treasures becomes the norm and the pattern of our existence.
~~ from Fresh Bread by Joyce Rupp