gratitude waits to receive something, gratefulness just waits for us to recognize

that if life is a gift and we're always receiving in every moment that we're alive,

we're receiving something.

Hello and welcome to the Psychology Podcast. Today we welcome Kristi Nelson on the show.

Kristi is the executive director of A Network for Grateful Living.

Her life's work in the non-profit sector has focused on leading, inspiring,

and strengthening organizations committed to progressive social and spiritual change.

Being a longtime stage 4 cancer survivor moves her every day to support others in

living and loving with gratefulness of heart. She's the author of a really great book called Wake

Up Grateful, the transformative practice of taking nothing for granted. This book really touched

me which is why I reached out to Kristi. And in this episode I talked to her about this

a concept she has called gratefulness. She differentiates gratefulness from gratitude by

describing the former as an orientation towards life without being dependent on internal or

external circumstances. Kristi shares with us the practice of stop, look, go, and her five guiding

principles that can inspire you to live a life of gratefulness. We also touch on the topics of

positive psychology, mindfulness, play, and self-compassion. Kristi has one of the biggest

hearts I've ever seen and you can just tell in this podcast that she really wants to help everyone

with a really grateful life and meet life on its own terms regardless where they are in their own

journey. So without further ado, I bring you Kristi Nelson. Kristi, it's so exciting to talk to you

today and the psychology podcast. Scott, I'm so happy to be here with you really truly.

I'm so happy to be here with you as well and what a tremendous book. Wake up grateful. Do you

still wake up grateful every day after all these years of having that mantra? I actually do really

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