Transforming Mission Leadercast With Tim Bias & Sara Thomas

You can find show notes for this episode at https://transformingmission.org/095 The practice of gratitude is very different from the attitude of gratitude. In this episode, we talk about how gratitude can transform lives if we actually practice it. When we practice gratitude we "do something" to be grateful.  Consider this: “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” William Arthur Ward.  That's essentially the difference between an attitude of gratitude and the practice of gratitude. If you don't do anything with gratitude, it's a nice thought, but it doesn't go anywhere, let alone change anyone's life. One of the reasons we have a hard time practicing gratitude is the feeling of joy comes with vulnerability. When we're not willing to rumble with vulnerability, we have a hard time experiencing joy. Sometimes, we even go as far as forboding joy - dress rehearsing all the things that can go wrong the second something goes right and you're feeling thankful. Now, if yo