#124: Moving the Stagnant Energy: Gratitude and Thanksgiving (with many very Special Guests)

<p>This week was supposed to be an off-week for the podcast, but yesterday morning, I read something that changed my mind. I thought about what so many of us are aiming to do professionally, and that it has a lot to do with the combination of tenacity, (or a bit of fight), and sustainable processes, which become the steady drumbeat of great and effective work.</p> <p>When I read the following, I realized that gratitude is the virtue that ties together tenacity and the energy and motivation to do great work. It’s the underlying sustenance for all of it:</p> <p>This is from the Lakota author Doug Good Feather, originally printed in Fr. Richard Rohr's newsletter from the Center for Action and Contemplation:&nbsp;</p> <p>"<em><strong>Gratitude moves stagnant energy when we’re feeling stuck in life. The simple act of practicing gratitude disrupts negative thoughts and changes our mindset to see the world in a positive way</strong></em><em>.</em></p> <p><em><strong>When we engage with the world from a place of gratitude, it’s the difference between trying to make something happen and allowing something to happen. The defining difference between effort and effortlessness is the virtue of gratitude."</strong></em></p> <p>So many of us know the feeling of hitting a wall and losing purpose in our work at one time or another, so I thought this was so valuable to our work that I would give this week over to gratitude.</p> <p>Thank you to everyone who participated, and for those of you who celebrate, a very happy thanksgiving.</p>