There is no rule book for recovering from grief.

Do you ever talk to your grief, as Denise Levertov does in this comfortingly nonjudgmental poem?

In this video taken in Moscow last June, Br. David speaks about the task of the human heart (scroll down to "new").

Please take a moment on this special page to light a candle for the well-being of people in Pakistan and all those affected by natural disasters.

In August's Gratefulnews: celebrating Ramadan, bucking the work-spend treadmill, taking a break from digital devices, and more.

What determines happiness, and how does gratitude fit into the picture?  In the first of a three-part series, Sonja Lyubomirsky explores how you can get the life you want.

May all the light you have spread with 10,000,000 (!) candles continue to bring blessings far and wide.

In Part 3 of "Death and Spirituality" (video), Br. David considers eternity as "the now which does not pass away."

August's newsletter (early edition!) looks at new adaptations of perennial wisdom.

There's still time to save a space at Br. David's Chartres (Sept. 13-18) workshop.

Explore your soul curriculum through Mussar, a centuries old practice of self-reflection.

Looking for a good movie to view?  Check out the new "Imagining the Feminine" theme in our film-seminar series.

We're excited to present an entire new (and timely!) topic:  An Economy of Grateful Living.

In this month's Gratefulnews: meditative cartoons, digital diplomacy, driverless cars, and the next threshold in connectivity.

Need fresh perspective on your writing?  Check out Wordle (scroll down to "new" under our Creativity topic links).

Refresh your relationship with time:  Living the Hours, our popular e-retreat, is available on demand.

Is there a place that calls to you "in the deep heart's core" as the Lake Isle of Innisfree did to Yeats?

July's newsletter offers resources for gaining clarity.

Are contemplation and praise polar opposites?

New videos: Br. David reflects on spiritual guidance.

Celebrate 9+ million Candles with a gift to sustain ANG*L.

We look forward to being with you on Facebook and Twitter!

"Embrace Life": This video's grateful approach to wearing seatbelts gripped our hearts (scroll down to "new" under "Links").

An array of marvels grace this month's Gratefulnews: public pianos, soothed rhinos, a soccer savior, a Kabul haven...

May the Solstice sun enfold you in peace! Share the light with these ecards.

Time for a personal retreat?  You will find several affiliated with ANG*L under our Guidance topic links. 

Saving time has become a bit of an idol that undercuts our natural human need to idle.

Celebrate the release of Deeper than Words!

Send a Father’s Day ecard to your father or an esteemed mentor.

Roisin Ingle, writing for The Irish Times, warmly mentions Gratefulness.org in "How a Little Thank You Goes a Long Way."

Need some reassurance about your workload? Explore the space between givens.

Br. David considers points of compatibility between views on what happens after death. (Video: See "new".)

Our June newsletter looks at gratefulness through the lens of not merely a wake-up call, but a wake-up jolt.

"Teach us how to live with the power of the wind and of the sun and to let other creatures live," wrote theologian Dorothee Soelle, this month's Gift Person.

Don't miss David Orr on changing the culture of consumption (scroll down to "new" under "Offsite Links").

Honor your favorite graduate with an ecard.

Looking for Father's Day or Graduation gifts? Visit our Gift Shop: journals, mugs, t-shirts, and more.

Did you know that you are in the good company of some 10,000 people who come here each day for inspiration? The gentle curve of your visits peaks between 9am and 3pm EST.

May's Gratefulnews is all about saving: the world's languages, a boy's dream, missing persons, our fitness, and even soap bars.

Please join us in offering special water blessings, inspired by quotes from many traditions.

Do you need a belief system in order to pray? Read Elizabeth Cunningham's illuminating blog in our Religious Harmony resources (scroll down to "new" under "Links").

You have to be very alive to deal with dying, observes Br. David in Part I of a video series on "Death & Spirituality."

The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers ask you to join people around the globe to pray for healing of our planetary waters.

Whether or not you like your chocolate "the darker, the better," you will enjoy Barbara Crooker's ode.

If you're putting together a summer or winter reading list, don't forget that your purchases through our Amazon portal help support ANG*L. Thank you!

Our latest donation thank-you gift, Annette Cantor's Songs of the Earth CD, contains her water blessing (mp3; 8 MB) and six more soul-stirring songs.

Our May newsletter considers what is “whole, uninjured, and of good omen.”

Give gratitude for Wisdom, radiant and unfading.

"To nurture gratefulness in our hearts is to nurture a positive mind," writes the Dalai Lama in his foreword to Br. David's Deeper than Words (available for pre-order; June 15th release).

If you're in the part of the world that thinks about lawn care this time of year, check out "The Dandelion King" (scroll to Offsite Links) in our Simple Living topic.

Don't miss the overflow of gratefulness as Crystal Bowersox sings "People Get Ready" (scroll down to "New!").

Our exponentially increased ability to communicate directly with one another, writes William Douglas Horden, holds out the promise of a universal belonging.

Send your blessings to a friend with an Earth Day ecard.

How are you celebrating Earth Day?  Visit Caring for the Earth for practices, readings, videos, books, organizations, and more.

Have we got a whale of a Gratefulnews story (and then some) for you!

It's easy not to cling to the Last Snow, but what if you were looking at your last ripe pear?

  The teachings of Ramana Maharshi, this month's Gift Person, spring from what members of every culture naturally share. 

Please join us on Twitter!  Our account is GratefulnessOrg (no dot).

Two new e-courses kindle the precious spark of wisdom within: Intercessory Prayer and The Journey of the Soul in the Teachings of Rumi.

April's newsletter gives you nine ways to celebrate our 9,000,000 (and counting!) candles.

Looking for a good movie to rent?  Explore titles with these provocative themes: Exploring Nirvana, Learning to Forgive, Renewing Integrity, and Exuberance. 

Send a Passover or Easter ecard, or choose from our collection for all occasions.

Our forums receive mention in a March 26th CNN story, "Grief Finds Connection, Healing Online."

Parts 6 and 7 of Br. David's "Spiritual Practices for Everyday Living" videos are now up for you to enjoy.

If you're a long-time fan of A Network for Grateful Living (ANG*L), you may be interested in the range of our services and our future plans.

Here is a hymn of hope that celebrates the turning seasons amidst that which has no beginning or end.

How encouraging to see Gratefulnews about what we can do to make our lives and our world a better place!

"What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us," wrote Emerson.  The life of Cassie Bernall illustrates this truth.

Celebrate the Equinox (March 21st) with ecards.

Our March newsletter looks at traditional blessings: wishes for sunshine, friends, a sweet song, laughter, and more.

Have you visited our forums lately?  Read, contribute, or start a thread of your own.

Need a laugh?  "Rachmaninov Had Big Hands" offers a fresh perspective on perceived handicaps (scroll down to "New!").

Cozy up with friends and a movie theme:  Healing, Families, Social Justice, Wisdom and Compassion.

Refresh your relationship with time:  Our popular "Living the Hours" e-retreat is available on demand.

Br. David reads Billy Collins' humorous "Introduction to Poetry" (scroll down to "New!").

"The gift of life which is only such if lived in communion with others," writes Fr. Raimundo Panikkar in his farewell letter.

Want more depth?  Check out the gratitude research section newly added to our Gratefulness books.

For a living example of gratefulness, often we need look no further than our companion animals.

It's not too late to sign up for Sylvia Boorstein's multifaceted online retreat, "Lovingkindness"!

You are warmly invited to these events with Br. David (scroll down).

February's Gratefulnews shows how expansive people's hearts can be.

Dankbarkeit.org, our German site, now includes six features!  

Sep 2,  Birthday of Christa Corrigan McAuliffe (1948-1986) — NASA Teacher in Space, who died when the Challenger exploded after launch. Admired for her spirit of adventure, she had become widely known before the day of the launch. more »

Sep 2,  Birthday of Frank C. Laubach (1884 - 1970) — Missionary and pioneer literacy educator whose "Each One Teach One" method for teaching reading benefits people in more than 100 countries and more than 300 languages. Dr. Laubach tells us, "Hunt out the deepest need you can find." more »

Aug 11 - Sep 9,  Fast of Ramadan — Observed during the ninth month of the Moslem calendar. Followers of the religion of Islam believe that during Ramadan the Holy Quran (Koran) "was sent down from heaven” to bring us guidance, direction, and salvation. more »

Sep 4,  Anniversary of Peter Rabbit — The story of Peter Rabbit was first told by author Beatrix Potter on this date in 1893 in a letter she wrote to an ill five-year-old friend. Reprinted more than 250 times, this classic children's story brings continuing delight to readers. more »

Sep 6,  Labor Day — Yearly tribute in honor of working men and women (U.S. and Canada), created by the Labor Movement and reluctantly signed into law in 1884 by President Grover Cleveland. more »

Sep 6,  Anniversary of Liberation Theology — On this day in 1968, Liberation Theology was endorsed by Latin American Catholic bishops. Every theology ought to be liberating on all levels to deserve its name. more »

Sep 6,  Birthday of Jane Addams (1860 - 1935) — US social worker; 1931 Nobel Peace Prize recipient; Women's Suffrage Movement leader; founder of Hull House, a care and education center serving the poor in Chicago. She notes, "Reform and peace are inseparable parts of a single hope for the human race. more »

Sep 8,  Nativity of Blessed Mary (W. Christian Churches) — The image of mother and child evokes a deep resonance in every human heart. more »

Sep 8,  International Literacy Day — Celebrated every September since 1965, when first designated by UNESCO. On this day our global community is encouraged to reflect with gratefulness on our own gift of literacy and to seek to bring this blessing to all. more »

Sep 9,  Birthday of Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) — Russian author whose best-known novels are War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Tolstoy held as his ideal the Sermon on the Mount, with its themes of voluntary poverty and nonviolence towards enemies. more »

Sep 9 - Sep 11,  Rosh Hashanah — Jewish New Year, beginning at sundown: A solemn time of remembrance, repentance, and gratefulness for the value of life. more »

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