Sarah Granby

Gratitude is big on Mama Gena’s list.  It’s big on a lot of people’s lists actually.  I first got into the power of gratitude through the book Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. In her book she talks about starting a gratitude journal. She suggests selecting a beautiful journal and each night writing down at least three things that you are grateful for.  I learned about her through her appearances on the Oprah show and Oprah was constantly singing the praises of the power of gratitude.  I don’t have a miraculous story of how gratitude changed my life, but I do know that when I feel grateful for what I already have I can feel my attitude change, my posture shift and my feelings expand in a positive direction.

At this moment I am soooo grateful to be housesitting and have access to this laptop so I can work on my blog ! Woo-hoo!  I am also incredibly grateful that my sister and her family are coming to visit this weekend.

What are you grateful for right now?

After a few technical difficulties, it looks like I’m really up and running!

One of the most fun and effective tools I learned through Mama Gena (www.mamagenas.com) is “bragging.” It’s not about boasting or putting others down, it’s about celebrating and acknowledging the good in your life.  Once you join MGs class, you join an online community in which you can practice this fine art, as well as support and encourage other women by “upriding” their posts.  “Uprides” usually go something like this: “You are so AMAZING!  Brilliant, briliant, brilliant! You’re the most incredible goddess ever!” Reading other women’s brags is uplifting and energizing, and celebrating other women’s victories in this way, in my opinion, is downright revolutionary!  For the most part, women have not been taught to celebrate ourselves and other women this passionately. To create a community in which women support, cheer on and truly celebrate all the wonderful things in our lives is a MAJOR step towards world peace.

Now, on to bragging!  Here’s a brag about something that just happened this morning…and then please post a brag for the rest of us to enjoy!

I brag (this is how a brag often starts out) that a friend of mine who read my most recent newsletter that featured Mama Gena just signed up for Mama Gena’s Spring Mastery 2010!  Woo-hoo!

OK, your turn….let’s here your brags! I promise to upride you!

Thanks for reading!

Hi and welcome to my new blog!

So this is what I am undertaking: 365 days of blogging, 365 days of using tools like gratitude, bragging and spring cleaning (I’ll explain more about them in future posts) that I’ve learned from Mama Gena (www.mamagenas.com), 365 days of finding out how fun and joyous peace can be and reporting back to you through this blog.

I have this theory that when you commit to something BIG like doing a blog for 356 days, joining a powerful new class or committing to a healthier lifestyle the Universe goes “Wow. This person is serious - we’d better help all we can.” So I’m  anticipating a most magical, fantastic year. The goal is 365 days of blogging, but this is coming from someone who has had a problem getting out a newsletter once a month, I’m thinking 3-4 days a week will be a big accomplishment!

My question for the day: I’d love to hear your experiences when you’ve made a big commitment to something - either to a new class, healthier lifestyle - anything - what happened?  What shifts and changes - and magic - did you notice showing up in your life?

I look forward to hearing from you - thanks for reading!

In love and peace,
Sarah