gratitude Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/tag/gratitude/ Sat, 16 May 2026 14:14:11 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/brianharrisauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-brianharrisauthor-favicon-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 gratitude Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/tag/gratitude/ 32 32 93416650 Design, Discipline and Delight: The D’s that Drive Difference https://brianharrisauthor.com/design-discipline-and-delight-the-ds-that-drive-difference/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/design-discipline-and-delight-the-ds-that-drive-difference/#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=6431 You’ve probably heard that discipline is one of the most accurate predictors of long term success. And it is – especially if it is the resilient kind of discipline that accepts that life has its disappointments and lows, and that not everything runs to plan. Having the resilience and discipline to persevere during those times […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/design-discipline-and-delight-the-ds-that-drive-difference/feed/ 2 6431 Because in the end we are all just walking each other home… https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-in-the-end-we-are-all-just-walking-each-other-home/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-in-the-end-we-are-all-just-walking-each-other-home/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=6352 It’s often a throw away line that catches my attention – be it from a podcast, movie, lecture or whatever. Sometimes it doesn’t have that much to do with the overall theme or focus, but I quickly haul my phone out, jot down the key words and return to reflect on them later. They often […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-in-the-end-we-are-all-just-walking-each-other-home/feed/ 2 6352 Because life’s negatives are singular and its positives are plural https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-lifes-negatives-are-singular-and-its-positives-are-plural/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-lifes-negatives-are-singular-and-its-positives-are-plural/#respond Sat, 11 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=5939 If you are a regular reader of this blog you’d know that I like to seize on throw away comments from podcasts I listen to at the gym – most often when I am on the cross trainer, and struggling to control my breathing. You really need something to keep you going through those moments, […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-lifes-negatives-are-singular-and-its-positives-are-plural/feed/ 0 5939 On Turning 68: A bit of an Update… https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-turning-68-a-bit-of-an-update/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-turning-68-a-bit-of-an-update/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=5709 If you are reading this on the date of its first appearance, 13 July 2025, it’s my birthday. Happy birthday me – all 68 years of me! While 68 is in many ways an annoying age, marking no special milestone (it’s not a zero birthday nor even a “last year in your 60’s” birthday) it […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-turning-68-a-bit-of-an-update/feed/ 10 5709 Because No is just an invitation to a different conversation… https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-no-is-just-an-invitation-to-a-different-conversation/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-no-is-just-an-invitation-to-a-different-conversation/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=5689 I think it’s Brené Brown who said that “no” is just an invitation to a different conversation. That’s a helpful reminder to dive into opportunity thinking, rather than to assume all is lost when faced with a rejection. But how might this look in practice? There is an intriguing Latin phrase, “numinibus vota exaudita malignis,” […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-no-is-just-an-invitation-to-a-different-conversation/feed/ 1 5689 On earning the right to complain… https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-earning-the-right-to-complain/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-earning-the-right-to-complain/#respond Sat, 26 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=5087 Much of life is paradoxical. Have you noticed that those with the most to complain about usually don’t, while those whose lot has fallen on pleasant paths often whinge endlessly. I don’t know why, but perhaps those for whom things routinely go right are so accustomed to this fortunate state that they instantly react when […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-earning-the-right-to-complain/feed/ 0 5087 Grateful, Engaged, Open: 3 Postures to Adopt https://brianharrisauthor.com/grateful-engaged-open-3-postures-to-adopt/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/grateful-engaged-open-3-postures-to-adopt/#comments Sat, 27 May 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4316 If you know me, you’ll be aware that I’m in my mid sixties. There’s something about being 65ish that gets people to ask, “So how are you feeling about life?” They know I am not retired but suspect I might be soon; they know I’m in good health – but hey, at this age anything […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/grateful-engaged-open-3-postures-to-adopt/feed/ 3 4316 Counter-culturally Thankful: From Entitlement to Gratitude https://brianharrisauthor.com/counter-culturally-thankful-from-entitlement-to-gratitude/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/counter-culturally-thankful-from-entitlement-to-gratitude/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4089 If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone say that Christians need to step up and be counter-cultural – well, I’d be rich enough to help fund multiple mission organisations. Trouble is, the way it’s said often sounds so very like the culture it is supposed to counter. You know what I […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/counter-culturally-thankful-from-entitlement-to-gratitude/feed/ 6 4089 When in a City under Siege: Ps 31 then and now https://brianharrisauthor.com/when-in-a-city-under-siege-ps-31-then-and-now/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/when-in-a-city-under-siege-ps-31-then-and-now/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2022 22:00:38 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3575 I came across Ps 31 in my devotions this week. Given its original context, it is a surprisingly hopeful psalm, and verse 21 seems especially apt for the complex times we are living through: Praise be to the `Lord, for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a city under siege. […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/when-in-a-city-under-siege-ps-31-then-and-now/feed/ 4 3575 Because Our Habits Form Us… https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-our-habits-form-us/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-our-habits-form-us/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2022 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3556 Though I no longer remember her name, I remember the enthusiastic student teacher in my primary school teaching us about habits, and how important it is to form good ones. “A habit sticks with you,” she proclaimed. She wrote the word HABIT on the chalk board, systematically then rubbing out one letter at a time […]

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