I love this line, which comes from a quote by Melodie Beattie, which reads in its entirety:

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”

And I would add this thought — that without gratitude, you can turn any paradise into hell.

Without gratitude, you will always walk away from the table still starving — no matter what measure of abundance has been laid before you.

Without gratitude, every job is the worst job on earth, every spouse is deficient, every friend lets you down, every home is on the wrong street, every gift is the wrong size, every novel is full of typos, every mattress is uncomfortable, every cup of coffee is too weak.

Without gratitude, every choice you ever made will always feel like the wrong choice.

Without gratitude, summers will always be too hot; winters will always be too cold. The music will always be too loud, the movie will always suck, the teenagers will always be too rude.

Without gratitude, people who vote or worship differently from you will always be monsters in your eyes. Without gratitude, you will always feel you were born into the wrong family. Without gratitude, the waitress will always be too slow, and you will always get the worst seat on the bus. Without gratitude, every driver on the road except you is an idiot.

Without gratitude, life is The Misery.

These three things are so true…

1) There is no happiness without gratitude
2) There is no transformation without self-accountability
3) There is no peace without forgiveness

But first among those — the alchemy of all alchemies — is gratitude.

If we learn nothing else while we’re here, then, we must learn how to say THANK YOU.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 AT 5 PM – 9 PM PDT
Singing in Solitude: Hot as Hell!
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 5 PM – 9 PM PDT
Public · Hosted by SoCal Vocalist Relief Fund, Tiffany Ho and 2 others
Online Event
Come join us for our next benefit concert this Wednesday August 26th, HOT AS HELL! Donations made throughout the concert will go to the SoCal Vocalist Relief Fund and 10% will be given to Border Angels!
BORDER ANGELS is a non-profit organization that advocates “for human rights, humane immigration reform, and social justice.” To learn more, visit their site at https://www.borderangels.org/
STARRING:
~Audrey Pennington~ 5 p.m.
Pulled – The Addams Family
Perfect – Edges
Screw Loose – Cry-Baby
Taylor the Latte Boy

~Marcello Padilla~ 6 p.m.
I Am Aldolpho – The Drowsy Chaperone
Disaster – Drew Gasparini
It All Fades Away – Bridges of Madison County
If I Loved You – Carousel
Too Good at Goodbyes – Sam Smith
The Impossible Dream – Man of La Mancha
U Move, I Move – John Legend

~Lettrice Lawrence~ 7 p.m.
Under The Boardwalk
The Glory of Love
Wind Beneath My Wings
Lonely by: Lettrice Lawrence

~Rachel Stoughton~ 8 p.m.
“Ouvre ton coeur” – Bizet
“Extase” – Duparc
“Il est doux, il est bon” – Massenet
“I want Magic” – Previn
“St. Ita’s Vision” – Barber
“Simple Song” – Bernstein
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The Singing in Solitude benefit concert series is presented by SoCal Vocalist Relief Fund. Click the link to learn more about our fundraiser and to donate: https://www.facebook.com/donate/366064624381305/

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