Gratitude In The Midst Of Everything

Thanksgiving has a way of stirring everything at once. It brings the softness of gathering, the comfort of familiar rhythms, the awkward moments, the old stories, the missing chairs at the table. Holidays magnify whatever is already present. For some, it feels warm. For others, it’s complicated. For most, a mix of both..

Every year around this time, we’re handed a strange mix of sweetness and complexity. The holiday table can feel warm, or it can feel lonely, or it can feel like a minefield of old patterns we thought we outgrew. Some of us step into rooms that hold childhood wounds. Some of us walk into homes that are full but somehow still feel empty. Some of us feel the ache of people who are no longer here. Some of us spend the day alone.

No matter your experience, whether fraught or festive, Thanksgiving asks us to find gratitude in the frenzy of our feelings. 

Gratitude is a form of intimacy with your life. It shifts your vision. It softens your nervous system. It changes the way you move through the world. When you see what is already supporting you, you show up differently. You trust differently. You create differently.

If you let it, gratitude will thread its way through all of your life. Not as a fix, but as an anchor. It is the framework that lets you notice the small miracles that were there long before you slowed down enough to name them. It is the part of you that whispers look again. You missed something.

Gratitude is powerful because it changes your direction. When you notice what is already working, your system softens. Your mind stops running the old survival programs. Your heart opens a little wider. That openness gives you the energy to keep moving toward the life you are building. Most people think gratitude is a reaction to a good thing. In reality, it is often the thing that creates the good.

And in a world that feels like it is constantly asking you to react, gratitude is a return. A homecoming. A remembering of what has always been there.

This week, let yourself move slowly. Notice who you have become. Notice what you have survived. Notice what has changed because you were brave enough to change with it. Even the hard seasons count. Especially the hard seasons.

If you want support dropping into that state more deeply, I put one of my favorite meditations out for free this week. It is beautiful for this exact moment.

Free Practice: Grace and Gratitude
A guided meditation to help you receive your blessings, soften your system, and reconnect with what is already here for you

Use it as often as you want. It is a good one to keep close.

A Simple Thanksgiving Ritual

Take ten minutes alone. Sit somewhere quiet. Put both hands on your heart and breathe slowly in and out until your body settles. Then ask yourself one question:

What have I been given this year that I never expected to receive?
Wait for the answer. Do not force it. Write down whatever comes.

When you are done, say thank you out loud. Not because everything is perfect, but because you are awake enough to notice what is real.

Journal Prompts for the Week

Where has life surprised me in ways I did not see coming?
What am I grateful for that I did not recognize until now?
Where can I soften my grip and trust what is unfolding?
What blessings have I been too busy or overwhelmed to name?
What kind of person am I becoming because of the choices I made this year?

Black Friday Sale on Deep Dive Courses

Since this season is about receiving what supports you, I am opening the deep dive courses for 50% off until December 1. These are the longer, foundational programs that take you further than a weekly practice can.

Relationship Alchemy
A deep look at the patterns you keep repeating and the beliefs that shape the way you love, so you can create relationships that feel healthy, honest, and aligned.

Unlock Your Future Self
A guided path to becoming the version of you who already knows where she is going, what she wants, and how to claim it in the present moment.

Find Your Calm
A four week reset for your nervous system that teaches you how to interrupt anxiety at the root, rebuild your inner steadiness, and finally feel like you can breathe again.

f you have been waiting for the right moment to go deeper, this is the best time all year.

I hope your week holds something real. Something grounding. Something that reminds you that even when life feels loud, you can still hear your own voice. And I hope you let yourself feel grateful for the person you have become on the way here.

With love,

Jamie