{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"GRATITUDE & GRACE | Ep. 454 (Thanksgiving Edition)","description":"Happy Thanksgiving week and I know this season upon which we enter is a sacred one. While we want to fill our buckets up with gratitude, peace, and joy, it\u2019s easy to be overrun with busy-ness, chaos, angst, stress, and overwhelm. As we head into Thanksgiving week and the holiday season, I wanted to slow things down\u2026take a deep breath\u2026 and talk about two of the most powerful forces we have in our lives: Gratitude and Grace. If you want to feel more joy, more peace, more purpose and even more love, gratitude and grace are the gateway. Today, I want to share 7 things I\u2019m especially grateful for this Thanksgiving and then I want to talk about how grace shows up\u2014even in the imperfect, messy, beautiful parts of our lives. Let\u2019s dive in now: I\u2019m particularly GRATEFUL for: Family. Pumped to be heading to South Carolina to celebrate Thanksgiving in the Carolina\u2019s. The amazing Retreat we just had and the 110 SOULS who said \u2018Yes\u2019 to being in the Room. Included are some of my top takeaways from Retreat\u2026 Health\u2026on all levels physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The Trials, Tests, & Tribulations. Yep. Sounds strange but I\u2019m grateful for the struggles and pain as it got me to where I\u2019m at today. And I\u2019ve learned to be grateful in the \u2018hard seasons.\u2019 My Life\u2019s Work\u2014Coaching, Inspiring, & Leading people to be THEIR best. I\u2019m grateful for the calling on my life to coach, motivate, teach, and transform lives. Friends & the IMPACT Community. I\u2019m grateful for the people who inspire me, challenge me, stretch me, and support me. And people just like you listening to the podcast or reading the Shownotes or even one of my books. Thank you. We have one heckuva Community and I\u2019m grateful for you. Opportunity & Possibility. I\u2019m grateful for the open doors, the new projects, the ideas, the creativity, the energy that flows when you\u2019re aligned with your purpose. Faith\u2026it has carried me through the highest mountains and the lowest valleys. Additionally, I share the difference between GRATITUDE and GRACE and define what GRACE really is. This Thanksgiving, I pray that you not only feel gratitude\u2026 but that you extend grace\u2014to others, and to yourself. Here is your Thanksgiving Challenge This week, take 5 minutes each morning and write down: 3 things you\u2019re grateful for 1 person you want to extend grace toward CLOSING PRAYER God, thank You for the blessings in our lives\u2014seen and unseen, big and small. Thank You for family, for health, for purpose, for love, and for the breath in our lungs. Help us to live with gratitude, to lead with grace, and to be a light in the world. Amen. FINAL WORD From the Durkin family to your family\u2026Happy Thanksgiving. May your heart be full of gratitude, your spirit grounded in grace, and your life be overflowing with IMPACT. If this episode spoke to you, please share it with someone you love or share in on your Social Media and be sure to Tag me at: IG: @ToddDurkin FB: @ToddDurkinFQ10 #HappyThanksgiving #Gratitude #Grace #Ep454 #ToddDurkin #IMPACTShow #Podcast ","author_name":"Todd Durkin IMPACT Show","author_url":"https:\/\/todddurkin.com","html":"