11/22/2023
Tomorrow is an important and powerful day. For many, it’s a day when family and friends gather together; when the kitchen stays warm all day long because the cooking goes on for hours and hours, but most of all it’s a day set aside for a pause.
It’s a magical day when much of our world chooses to focus on the things for which we are thankful - collectively we choose gratitude.
Gratitude is a practice that invites us to pay closer attention to two things.
First, as we pause we choose to be at least a little bit awestruck by the world around us – and within us. To be grateful, we notice that we are surrounded by greatness, wonder and possibility every single day.
The other part is about contentment. Gratitude is about feeling full and complete. It’s a reminder that even though the journey we are on may be long, and the path is not always easy, we are exactly where we need to be, doing the work we were called to do. In this fullness, there is hope to be found.
As I look out over the land at NL Headquarters, I see a lot to be grateful for. I am constantly in awe of the nature that surrounds us, the life-changing work that our NL community does, and the small part we get to play in that amazing work.
There is both greatness and fullness here, in this place that tethers us to each other. And for that, I am grateful.
Thank you for being such an important part of this community.
May you find profound connection as you walk the path of gratitude with those who have come before you and those you are with today, and may you find great purpose as you pave this path for those who will come after you.
~ Bettina, Tim, and the NL Team
