Gratitude Blooming Podcast

Send us a textThe dogtooth violet represents Card #11 and the theme of Curiosity. To be curious literally means to care. Caring means to be alive. How can curiosity help you face your fears? We are experimenting with new ways to engage with our listeners. Find us on discord at https://discord.gg/XxZj4k3T or leave us a message on our Gratitude Hotline at 510-866-9648 or at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We want to hear from you!--- Create an intentional practice with your own Gratitude Blooming card deck, notecards, candle and much much more at our shop at www.gratitudeblooming.com. Learn more about our co-hosts and special guest for Season 4: Co-host Belinda Liu | Hestia Retreat Centers Co-host Omar Brownson | Trickster's Guide to Immortality on Substack Special Guest Dr. Paul Wang | The Dao CenterIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us a 5-star rating and review. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us grow. Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We love hearing from our listeners!

Send us a textThe geranium represents this week’s theme Harmony & Balance. Card #30 is a reminder of the peace you can choose to create in your life. Also, how do you want to find balance between your mind and heart? For 2022, we are experimenting with new ways to engage with each try. Find us on discord at https://discord.gg/XxZj4k3T or leave us a message on our Gratitude Hotline at 510-866-9648 or at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We want to hear from you!--- Create an intentional practice with your own Gratitude Blooming card deck, notecards, candle and much much more at our shop at www.gratitudeblooming.com. Learn more about our co-hosts and special guest for Season 4: Co-host Belinda Liu | Hestia Retreat Centers Co-host Omar Brownson | Trickster's Guide to Immortality on Substack Special Guest Dr. Paul Wang | The Dao CenterIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us a 5-star rating and review. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us grow. Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We love hearing from our listeners!

Send us a textOur most popular podcast of 2020 - Forgiveness--- Create an intentional practice with your own Gratitude Blooming card deck, notecards, candle and much much more at our shop at www.gratitudeblooming.com. Learn more about our co-hosts and special guest for Season 4: Co-host Belinda Liu | Hestia Retreat Centers Co-host Omar Brownson | Trickster's Guide to Immortality on Substack Special Guest Dr. Paul Wang | The Dao CenterIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us a 5-star rating and review. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us grow. Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We love hearing from our listeners!

Send us a textThis week’s theme is Destiny represented by card #14 the pasqueflower. With destiny, how do you balance fate and choice? Maybe the better question is what makes you come alive? --- Create an intentional practice with your own Gratitude Blooming card deck, notecards, candle and much much more at our shop at www.gratitudeblooming.com. Learn more about our co-hosts and special guest for Season 4: Co-host Belinda Liu | Hestia Retreat Centers Co-host Omar Brownson | Trickster's Guide to Immortality on Substack Special Guest Dr. Paul Wang | The Dao CenterIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us a 5-star rating and review. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us grow. Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We love hearing from our listeners!

Send us a textThis week’s theme is Friendship and is represented by card #32 and the nasturtium. The root word for friendship is related to love, the kind that takes you on an adventure. We never know which card will be drawn.But over the years of practicing with the Gratitude Blooming card deck, we’ve learned one thing: there is no random. The card finds you.In one of our gratitude circles, a woman in hospice in Texas joined us — as she often did — to pull a card. This time, the card she drew was Friendship, represented by the nasturtium.She wept.Her best friend had just flown in from Indiana on a one-way ticket to move in with her and her family for the rest of her days.“Who does that?” she asked aloud. And then answered herself: “She goes, ‘I’d only do it for you.’ We’ve known each other 45 years.”That is what friendship means.Not asking why. Just showing up.--- Create an intentional practice with your own Gratitude Blooming card deck, notecards, candle and much much more at our shop at www.gratitudeblooming.com. Learn more about our co-hosts and special guest for Season 4: Co-host Belinda Liu | Hestia Retreat Centers Co-host Omar Brownson | Trickster's Guide to Immortality on Substack Special Guest Dr. Paul Wang | The Dao CenterIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us a 5-star rating and review. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us grow. Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We love hearing from our listeners!

Send us a textThis week’s theme is Patience and is represented by card #37 and the chamomile flower. Time can be such a challenge. We can hold on too tight or lose ourselves to the past or future. Patience teaches us to be present. Practice dancing with time this week. Leave us a message or text our Gratitude Hotline: 510-866-9648 or email us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We want to hear from you! Reviews and likes are appreciated too :)--- Create an intentional practice with your own Gratitude Blooming card deck, notecards, candle and much much more at our shop at www.gratitudeblooming.com. Learn more about our co-hosts and special guest for Season 4: Co-host Belinda Liu | Hestia Retreat Centers Co-host Omar Brownson | Trickster's Guide to Immortality on Substack Special Guest Dr. Paul Wang | The Dao CenterIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us a 5-star rating and review. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us grow. Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We love hearing from our listeners!

Send us a textThe theme Celebration is represented by card #29 bouquet. The word celebrate comes from the Latin verb celebrare, which means ‘frequented or honored’. Celebrations are our rituals and help us to mark what is meaningful in our lives. What can you celebrate? Leave us a message or text our Gratitude Hotline: 510-866-9648 or email us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We want to hear from you!--- Create an intentional practice with your own Gratitude Blooming card deck, notecards, candle and much much more at our shop at www.gratitudeblooming.com. Learn more about our co-hosts and special guest for Season 4: Co-host Belinda Liu | Hestia Retreat Centers Co-host Omar Brownson | Trickster's Guide to Immortality on Substack Special Guest Dr. Paul Wang | The Dao CenterIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us a 5-star rating and review. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us grow. Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We love hearing from our listeners!

Send us a textThe theme Vulnerability is represented by card #09 the rose. We hear the artist Arlene Kim Suda share how the rose she illustrated spoke to her like a poet. Vulnerability is an opportunity to experience both joy and pain. To be fully alive, we have to make room for both. Or as Kahlil Gibran reminds us, “The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.” Leave us a message or text our Gratitude Hotline: 510-866-9648 or email us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We want to hear from you.--- Create an intentional practice with your own Gratitude Blooming card deck, notecards, candle and much much more at our shop at www.gratitudeblooming.com. Learn more about our co-hosts and special guest for Season 4: Co-host Belinda Liu | Hestia Retreat Centers Co-host Omar Brownson | Trickster's Guide to Immortality on Substack Special Guest Dr. Paul Wang | The Dao CenterIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us a 5-star rating and review. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us grow. Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We love hearing from our listeners!

Send us a textThe theme Community is represented by the bleeding heart. This herbal plant heals hearts and as a practice with others is an opportunity to show empathy. Leave us a message or text our new Gratitude Hotline: 510-866-9648 or email us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We want to hear what resonates with you--- Create an intentional practice with your own Gratitude Blooming card deck, notecards, candle and much much more at our shop at www.gratitudeblooming.com. Learn more about our co-hosts and special guest for Season 4: Co-host Belinda Liu | Hestia Retreat Centers Co-host Omar Brownson | Trickster's Guide to Immortality on Substack Special Guest Dr. Paul Wang | The Dao CenterIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us a 5-star rating and review. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us grow. Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We love hearing from our listeners!

Send us a textStrength is represented by the redwood, Card #13. Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world and interconnected by a unique root system. The etymology of the word strength means to string together. The roots of redwoods are strung together so the trees are stronger together. Leave us a message or text our new Gratitude Hotline: 510-866-9648. We want to hear from you. --- Create an intentional practice with your own Gratitude Blooming card deck, notecards, candle and much much more at our shop at www.gratitudeblooming.com. Learn more about our co-hosts and special guest for Season 4: Co-host Belinda Liu | Hestia Retreat Centers Co-host Omar Brownson | Trickster's Guide to Immortality on Substack Special Guest Dr. Paul Wang | The Dao CenterIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave us a 5-star rating and review. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us grow. Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us at hello@gratitudeblooming.com. We love hearing from our listeners!