The Power of Gratitude – Disconnect to Reconnect

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What a great topic for Canadian Thanksgiving, eh? Well, here’s a little point form story about the power of gratitude. As a bonus, it comes with lots of photos of Newfoundland for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

  • I hadn’t had a holiday all summer. It was time.
  • My soul begged to get away from work and the Internet.
  • My original plans fell through.
  • I put it out on Facebook that I needed to get out of town.
  • Judith Royle told me her seaside guest apartment in Witless Bay was available.
  • My housemate Orinda offered to drive me there (40 minutes).
  • It was pouring rain. Awesome! It felt so real walking around for hours in my not-so-rain-proof rain gear. I felt like a true adventurer.
  • I walked her labyrinth, along the beach and down the road to the Irish Loop Coffee House for cod au gratin and salad.
  • That night, Judith happened to be leading a meditation group upstairs. Perfect!
  • The wind blew the flower pots and furniture around all night, but the sun came with it the next day.
  • I walked the East Coast Trail, sat and watched the ocean for hours, and had a lovely visit with a local artist. I was in a state of blissful contemplation and appreciation.
  • Judith drove me back to St. John’s, just in time for a dinner Orinda and her friends were preparing.
  • I gushed with gratitude at having spent time disconnecting from the computer to reconnect to my Self and Mother Earth. I so needed to get out of town and was so glad I did.
  • So Elaine invited us all the following Sunday to her oceanside home in Burnt Cove.
  • It was another great day up the shore (which means down south in Newfoundland).
  • Elaine loved my photos and asked to use some on her website in exchange for a few nights in her seaside rental apartment, ride included.
  • Then she invited us back for Thanksgiving too.
  • Then I get a call to see if I’d consider teaching my Intuition into Action workshop in French on the other side of the island and in Labrador.

I hadn’t spent a night out of St. John’s all summer, and now more opportunities are being handed to me. Wow!

It’s amazing what life brings you when 

  1. you follow your bliss
  2. feel grateful for it.

I’m not saying be grateful just to get more out of life. But you will. 

And hey! if this inspires you to spend a few days in nature without your phone or Internet, great!

What is it you need to schedule time to reconnect to? Trust me, you’ll be grateful you did.

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8 replies
  1. Janis Dow
    Janis Dow says:

    Ah Dominique, I drank in your photos like a balm for my Soul. I could use some time in nature and put down my phone and get away from the internet too. I’ve been hearing the mountains calling me all this fall…time to make a date with them. Love, Janis:)

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    • Dominique Hurley
      Dominique Hurley says:

      Yes, Janis. Make that appointment and go – for your Self and the beauty you’ll then help spread through the world through your artistic lens. You deserve and I look forward to the ripple effects of your soul replenishment. xo

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