How might we live today to move towards gratitude and joy? As the end of life draws near, our thoughts tend to focus on relationships with others and with ourselves, not with accomplishments or social status.  Balancing wants and needs, work and life, is not an easy task. Our priorities tend to focus more clearly as life draws to a close, and our ability to reflect on the life we have lived can help others understand more about what is important in their own lives. The follow

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It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up. ― Eckhart Tolle   It might seem like a...

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