Did you know that you can change your mood and your outlook in only a minute? It’s true that when we are in a funk or grumpy it doesn’t seem possible to change how we are feeling. But in actuality, it is our thoughts that are driving how we feel. For years I was controlled…
Author: Connie Glandon
July 14 Globe Gazette Column
Here is a link to my most recent column. https://globegazette.com/opinion/columnists/glandon-if-only-we-could-be-kind-and-rewind/article_ab4690b6-2c46-59cd-bd27-3100e8cf9f57.html
Under Construction
I haven’t posted in a while again. I’ve been working on the website itself trying to get some features added and others removed. I’m learning a lot about creating a website and even more about patience and overconfidence. That being said, the post today is about being thankful for the ability to learn. I’m sure…
My most recent Globe Gazette Column
https://globegazette.com/features/glandon-it-only-takes-a-few-seconds-to-say-thank/article_795cb37d-d35b-56f8-9d07-8aa1af1f48eb.html
Making New Friends and Sharing the Gratitude Lifestyle
This week I had the honor of speaking at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church to a group of 45 women on Living in Gratitude and stopping the worry habit. We focused on what to do if you cannot stop worrying. I thought this information might be something you are interested in, as well. I learned…
What’s Next? Step 2 to Living in Gratitude
By now you should have a notebook or journal and you should be writing down three to five things in it every night that you are thankful for. If you want to ramp up your gratitude experience here is what to do next. First, keep writing in the gratitude journal. I know it has been…
Step One to Experience More Gratitude
So you have heard that being grateful can change your life by helping you become happier and healthier but in what ways? In recent years, there has been a great deal of research conducted on experiencing gratitude and what it does to a person’s mind and body. Here are just a few benefits a lifestyle…
What is Gratitude and How Does One Live in it?
Gratitude is defined as the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. To live in gratitude means to really feel thankful for the good things in your life and to focus on them more than you focus on the negative. I recently learned that 25% of today’s workforce has anxiety…
Life Goes Fast
It’s hard to believe it has been nearly two months since I last posted. Please allow me to apologize. I’m sorry. I will have to quote Ferris Bueller on this one, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it.” I really fell into the…
Word Diet
Part of living a life of gratitude is being thankful for others. We should appreciate and connect with those we love as often as possible in order to make a positive life. I’m sure some of you are thinking, “You haven’t met my loved one, being around them is not a positive experience.” And while…