Happy Day of Thanks! The Gratitude Petitation

About this episode

Elisabeth shares her family's tradition of gratitude and reflects on the blessings in their lives.

In our house, we start the year with a day of thanks. And, with Bobbie reaching a healthy and happy two and us in good health with meaningful jobs and podcast/writing and great people in our lives, we've got a lot to be grateful for. Bobbie and I appreciate all of you who are listening to this podcast and hope that you visit the website: www.mindfulhappykids.com to read about the authors/illustrators we interview. About a decade ago, I wrote a book, "The Petitation Companion" with my M...

People in this episode

Host: Elisabeth

Topics covered

• gratitude
• thankfulness
• family
• health
• podcasting
• writing

Keywords

• gratitude
• thanksgiving
• family traditions
• health
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: www.mindfulhappykids.com

Books & works: The Petitation Companion

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