Hi everyone, Cassidy here. As we enter the holiday season, a time that can be joyful and also challenging, we at bootability wanted to create a special episode with our listeners on gratitude.

You might ask what appreciation has to do with Buddhism. But Buddhism teaches us that as we express gratitude, we reveal and develop our

humanity. Personally, when I'm feeling and expressing gratitude, I have so much lightness and joy.

Buddhist philosopher Dysakka Weta writes a lot on appreciation. He says, thank you is a miraculous expression.

It energizes us when we say it to others and encourages us when we hear it said to us.

And each time we say those words, our hearts sparkle and life force wells up within us.

So let's take this as an opportunity to express our appreciation for those in our lives.

Here's how it works.

Record yourself sharing a quick story just one minute about someone you're grateful for.

It can be a small interaction with a stranger on a bus to a family member who's been with you your whole life.

We want to showcase the variety of ways one person can make an impact.

So there's no moment to share that's too big or too small.

Just, of course, keep it short.

You can submit anonymously to connect at sGI-usa.org

and we'll select a small assortment to share on an upcoming episode.

Until next week, thanks for listening.