The Power of a Grateful Heart

Gratitude has a ripple effect, spreading warmth and positivity to those around us. It is nearly impossible to hold onto resentment or self-pity while maintaining a grateful heart. John Kavanaugh shares the story of an elderly woman in an extended-care hospital whose unwavering gratitude serves as a powerful testament to the transformative nature of appreciation.

She had some kind of “wasting disease,” her different powers fading away over the march of the month. A student of mine happened upon her on a…