by dmackinnon | Jul 30, 2018 | Healing Choices, Process
Gratitude is a practice. You can’t just smear an “I’m so thankful,” on top of “I don’t want this,” and call it good. Let me give you an example. If your boss dumps a bunch of your coworker’s files on your desk and says, “Here, Joan is on vacation this week but these...
by dmackinnon | Apr 24, 2013 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
On Marathon Monday, 2012, in the mid-afternoon, I was on Boylston Street, near the finish of the Boston Marathon, waiting for my cousin to run by so I could cheer her on. On Marathon Monday, 2013, I was at the Franklin Park Zoo in Dorchester, MA, celebrating my...
by dmackinnon | Mar 20, 2013 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
I have been keeping a gratitude journal on and off for years. I tend to write in it most nights, but not every night. If my husband goes to bed before me, I don’t usually turn the light on to write out my gratitude list. Sometimes, if I’m feeling especially grateful,...
by dmackinnon | Nov 7, 2012 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
Which day would you rather have? Day #1: Got up before I was ready. Had to take care of everyone else. Had to drive to Boston in rush-hour traffic. Had to wait for hours to see a doctor. Had to drive home in rush-hour traffic. Had to pick up my son and put him to bed....
by dmackinnon | Dec 22, 2011 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
In the past, my thinking about gratitude has been along the same lines as the attitude of a Depression-era parent. “Be grateful for what you have. Don’t ask for more. What you have is good enough.” Since I have Depression-era parents, I came by this thinking honestly....
