How To Develop Big Gratitude From Small Moments
In 1931 an Art Deco bank building opened in London. It immediately began receiving thousands of fan letters, yet it didn't have a single tenant. The building was given the address 221B Baker Street. The same address as Arthur Connan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes. In the 1880s, when Doyle wrote his Sherlock Holmes stories, the numbers on Baker Street didn't go that high. Fans of Sherlock Holmes began sending letters to the address as soon as it became "real." The volume of mail was so high that the owners of the new building, Abbey National Building Society, hired a [...]
Why we struggle to live in the present (and how to reverse this trend)
“Remember then: there is only one time that is important – Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time over which we have any power.” – Leo Tolstoy To stay connected with my daughters, who live far from me, I send Blake and Britt a mindfulness card that I pick from a deck. This one was awesome: If you’re depressed, you’re living in the past. If you're anxious, you're living in the future. If you’re at peace, you’re living in the present. Being in the present means being with who or what is in [...]
Why Focusing On Everyday Contributions Gives You A Juicy Life
Sometimes, I get out of bed and just miss my husband. Or I wake up thinking, “Will I ever have a relationship again?” At other times, it’s “Oh no, I still have the 10 pandemic pounds to lose.” But then I sit down for my first session. My client's face shows up on screen and I’m filled with a joy and aliveness that fills every cell in my body. After eliminating beliefs that have caused them pain their whole lives, I see my client's face light up. She feels excited about the possibilities she now sees. This has filled [...]
When Gratitude Practice Fails (The Subtle Influence Of Details)
It was July 2020 and my daughter Blake had just called to tell me that Hawaii's 14-day quarantine requirements for visitors would be maintained until September 1st. I began to cry. Every three months for the past seven years I had flown to Hawaii for a few weeks to see my grandson. I'd never missed his birthday, which was coming up in August. Since the pandemic started I hadn't been able to go. So I was very excited when I got the news that officials in Hawaii were finally going to allow people to visit without taking a quarantine [...]
Happy Thanksgiving from Shelly Lefkoe – 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eViIZh_SbWQ&ab_channel=MSNBC Transcript Hi, Everyone, it's Shelly Lefkoe. In the United States, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. And Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because we stop and really look at what we're thankful for or what we're grateful for. Now, I have a practice of gratitude. And I do it every day of my life because I think it's the single thing that can center you, ground you, heal you, take you away from all the crazy stuff that's going on in the world. And if you just stop and take a minute to look at, [...]
How To Develop Big Gratitude From Small Moments
In 1931 an Art Deco bank building opened in London. It immediately began receiving thousands of fan letters, yet it didn't have a single tenant. The building was given the address 221B Baker Street. The same address as Arthur Connan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes. In the 1880s, when Doyle wrote his Sherlock Holmes stories, the numbers on Baker Street didn't go that high. Fans of Sherlock Holmes began sending letters to the address as soon as it became "real." The volume of mail was so high that the owners of the new building, Abbey National Building Society, hired a [...]
The power of being grateful for what you wish didn’t happen
In 1608, when the telescope was first demonstrated to a group of European leaders, they considered it a terrible weapon of war. Why? These heads of state reasoned that a general could see enemy armies coming from a much further distance, thus giving him an unfair advantage. Most of us would never have expected this conclusion, yet war was one of the first applications these leaders saw. And just as something good like a telescope can be turned towards bad ends, so can something we think of as bad be used for good. In fact, we can learn the [...]
When Gratitude Practice Fails (The Subtle Influence Of Details)
It was July 2020 and my daughter Blake had just called to tell me that Hawaii's 14-day quarantine requirements for visitors would be maintained until September 1st. I began to cry. Every three months for the past seven years I had flown to Hawaii for a few weeks to see my grandson. I'd never missed his birthday, which was coming up in August. Since the pandemic started I hadn't been able to go. So I was very excited when I got the news that officials in Hawaii were finally going to allow people to visit without taking a quarantine [...]
Thank You
Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by what I hear on the news, and I know many of you feel the same way. It can be challenging to stop and focus on what you’re grateful for, but when I do I always feel better. This Thursday is the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. I thought it was a great time to share my gratitudes. First, thank you for being part of The Lefkoe Institute Family. I am so grateful for all of your amazing notes of gratitude telling us how much our work has meant to you. I am grateful to [...]
