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Gratitude

Jewish wisdom made gratitude a discipline: a blessing before bread, a blessing on waking. The Stoics made it an act of imagination — picture losing this.

A warm bakery window with fresh loaves before dawn1 min read

The Baker of Tzfat

On being rich at four in the morning.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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An empty jetty on a calm lake at sunrise1 min read

The Ferry That Did Not Come

On sorting what is yours.

Inspired by Stoicism

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A swept stone path with golden leaves at its edges1 min read

The Monk Who Swept the Same Path

On doing the thing that will need doing again tomorrow.

Inspired by Zen

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Hands planting a sapling in a sunlit orchard1 min read

The Orchard Planter

On work you will not live to finish.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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Morning light on a table with bread, water and a flower1 min read

The Blessings Counted Backwards

On gratitude you can practise badly.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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A wrapped parcel left quietly on a sunlit doorstep1 min read

The Anonymous Gift

On how loudly the self objects to being unseen.

Inspired by Sufism

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Stories about noticing what is already here.

Traditions represented here: Jewish Wisdom · Stoicism · Zen · Sufism

What do you need today?

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