Yesterday we had an abundance of family, friends, delicious food (gluten free included), and a thankful heart. What can I do with that thankfulness today? Keep giving it. KEEP and GIVE being the KEY words.
Gratitude is a discipline
The more you practice feeling grateful, the more grateful you become.
Gratitude is a muscle you strengthen through daily use — an exercise, not an emotion.
It’s not something you feel, but something you do.
Like most things, the people who are best at it are the ones who do it even when they’re tired and worn out and don’t much feel like it. –> Jeff Goins
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Going gluten-free requires a strong network of friends and family, and Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving is the perfect time to show thanks to and celebrate gluten free supporters, experiment with new recipes and try with friends and family.
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Thanks to Udis glutenfree for letting me share and give in THANKS with my family and friends the gluten-free way. Yes it was savored and appreciated.
I made a allergy friendly few dishes, yes we enjoyed them all, but actually it wasn’t all about the food, it was about feeding the my Gratitude Muscle.
GF/Dairy Free Oreo “dirt” pie. Shall I share the recipe?
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And you know what? My Gratitude muscle grew yesterday and I plan on making it grow more and more over the Holidays. It does take FOCUS, PRACTICE, DICIPILINE, but to me, that’s the best kind of HOLIDAY workout you can do for yourself and with others.
So Cheers to Thanksgiving!
Are you working on your Gratitude muscle? –> corny cotter is on a roll this week!
LC
happy belated thanksgiving my friend!
That’s a wonderful analogy! I’m working on the gratitude muscle as well. 🙂
I am having an early holiday party with my friends this weekend. We had planned a wine and cheese night a long time ago, way before GF Abby, and they have really gone out of their way to ask questions and make sure they are being supportive and there are options there for me. So sweet.
Plus on Thanksgiving my father, who hates anything healthy or different, ate my GF mac and cheese instead of the normal stuff to try it out and then kept complimenting me on it. Heart melt. So grateful for their support.
I love your corny Cotter posts! We all need to continue to exercise our gratitude muscle! Thanks for this beautiful post 🙂
Oh thank you friend! Happy thanksgiving weekend to you!
I lift my gratitude muscles every day – They’re stronger than any fitness models! 😉
And you’re a much prettier model
You’re a pro at flattery! 😉
Happy Thanksgiving, looks like a beautiful day!
Sure was! Turkey leg for the win!!
Gratitude muscle…. best ever. corniest ever. What machine do I use for that?
Hope you had a gluten less Thanksgiving 😉
ha, i think you use “free” weights. LOL!. I know, corny cotter is on fire this week. I’ll resume to my sarcastic self soon.
😉
Happy Thanksgiving weekend friend! I hope that you are having a lovely weekend 🙂
thankful for you and… JELLY BEANS> LOL
Love, love, love this post!! “The more you practice feeling grateful, the more grateful you become.” SO true! It’s easy to complain when things don’t go right, but we don’t always rejoice and feel grateful when things are going right. I need to be more grateful, and strengthen those muscles! Thank you!
Yes! Well said dear friend
Corny Cotter is on FIRE this week! Do the holidays make you this way? So glad you had a beautiful Thanksgiving and hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather we had today and what we’ll have for the weekend! YEAH!
i blame the weather. LOL!
We were just talking Oreos…definitely SHARE!!
oh you’d love it Amy!
Looks like a wonderful day! God bless!
I LOVE Lindsay! I am really trying to show the gratitude more – random nice comments to people & strangers.. trying to tell myself to slow down & breathe before speaking & just be grateful even when times are beyond tough…
HUGE HUGS & yes, recipe pls! 🙂
You know you are my gratitude inspiration
I use my gratitude muscle every day! Especially first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening. I thank God for my lucky stars every day. And the outlook on life has definitely improved since I’ve started practicing gratitude.
i love that! so strong! <3
Love the idea of a gratitude muscle. I need to keep that one strong too. I love your pics from the holiday, it looks like a fantastic day friend XO!
so did your pics! makes me miss you more!
I lOVE the idea of gratitude as a discipline, like fitness and like a muscle. You have to exercise it…AND now you make me realize you have to feed it! Thank you. Muscles need fuel. So I am sitting here contemplating where I get the fuel for it…
UM, for one thing maybe reading things like your blog!
You always inspire such lovely thoughts and THANK YOU I am SO GRATEFUL to get to read your blog and be touched by your friendship.
PS- Hope you are still resting from your Flu! I got walking flu one year. It was like… a low-grade “not me-ness” that lasted for MONTHS. It would escalate every other week and leave me bed-ridden. The Dr. told me “walking flu/pneumonia” I almost laughed, but it’s a thing!
thank you friend. I am so glad to “know” you. Really! You are an amazing support system. Now, about that walking flu… i’m gonna be on the look out. EEK!
p.s. stay warm in FL!
Flexing those gratitude muscles IS a big workout but you’re right – the best kind of workout especially during the holidays. I love corny cotter and it sounds and looks like you had a fabulous Thanksgiving!
corny cotter and cheesy Christine go hand in hand, right? hehe xxoo
Yes I am working on my gratitude muscle! Always important to be thankful all year round! There is always something to be thankful for!
that is so true! we have more than most people in the world, there is ALWAYS SO MUCH to be thankful for
Brother, you are corny. I love it. I am grateful for you and this community. It’s the the most uplifting one I’ve ever been a part of.
And yes, you should share the dirt. 😉
grateful for my brother from another mother… and balls
I love it!! So glad you guys had a beautiful day filled with lots of family and loved ones! I made a roasted butternut squash/brussels sprouts dish that went over well with the family. I was so happy to provide a healthier vegetable option and so happy that it was well received! 🙂
oh i bet it was amazing! i would have hogged it!
I would be very grateful for some of that dirt pie 😉
Great way of putting it too – I’m working on my gratitude daily and it really does make me happier
haha and i would be more than happy to share that dirt! <3
I love that quote about it getting stronger with daily use! It’s so true! 🙂
a great analogy, yes? now flex! haha
gratitude muscle – i love it!!
I train my geatitude muscles daily and I love how they grow! Looks like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving – happy weekend lady!!
you are one buff grateful woman too! <3
Yup, I’ve been definitely making a point to used my gratitude muscles more and more often. There’s so much in my life to be grateful for and I never want to take it for granted.
amen to that! SO MUCH we need to value as well
Yes! WE NEED THE DIRT PIE recipe!
totally a NEED, not a want… NEED> Will share for sure. hehe
I completely agree. The more you practice gratitude the more grateful you become. It’s an exercise that comes more naturally to you with every flex of the gratitude muscles 😉
indeed! and i knew you could relate. You have big GRATiTUDE muscles.
Awww what a lovely post. I love all your quotes! There were a lot of great ones on Pinterest yesterday, made my heart swell.
I only wish people were more grateful every day, not just reminded of it on this one day a year. I am constantly preaching to my loved ones about gratitude bringing more into your life. I am sure they are sick of it, but it is true! So glad you share the same passion!
Happy to hear that you were able to enjoy a successful gluten free thanksgiving 🙂
thank you friend. And you are so right, we need to practice this DAILY, not just at thanksgiving
beautiful post 😉 working on gratitude too
Flexing my gratitude muscles daily to make ’em strong! And yes please share the oreo dirt pie. 🙂