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Once there was a little soul who got very excited one day, ran to God and said, "I know who I am."God said, "That's nice who are you?The little soul said, "I am the light."God said, "That's right you are the light."The soul thought for a second and said, "But I want to be the light."God said, "But you are the light."The soul said, "I know I am the light but I want to be the light. I want to experience myself being the light. I want to know myself in my own experience."God said, "Oh I see, you want...

Once upon a time there was a little girl that touched the world with her little toes with every step. Her eyes wide open absorbed the good and the bad and the questions that made everything possible and extraordinary. Because life was made of stardust, dreams and wishes,  moments and glimpses of other worlds. Made of everything she was.  Made of everything she could.  Made of everything she needed to be… to shine. But the little girl didn’t know that this world  was also made of shadows and dark alleys,  tears and sorrow, pain and hurt,  made of “impossible”,  “should’s”...

IT ALL STARTED WHEN… A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement. She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!” The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent...

I love stories. Who doesn't?. Stories have the ability to open doors to experiences and lessons that we might not have experienced, but we can relate to. Opening our minds and hearts to new perspectives and lessons. I came across this story last year by Brother David in Gratefulness.org while researching for my mindfulness 8-week course. And I felt in love with it. And I hope you love it.   There are two branches of Gratitude. One is Gratefulness, and the other is Thanksgiving. The Gratefulness branch is when the Bowl of Life is so full that it’s almost overflowing, but not quite....