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EPISODE · Jan 22, 2026 · 44 MIN

Taking Nothing For Granted: A Practical Path To Joy, Presence, And Enough

from Pivotal People · host Stephanie Nelson

Let us know what you think about this episode and share it with a friend!Welcome to our second episode with Kristi Nelson, author of the wonderful book, "Wake Up Grateful." I read her book 4 years ago when she was on the podcast the first time and it has influenced my perspective and life outlook ever since. I asked her to come back on to share her wisdom with our larger audience today. You will be grateful for her wisdom!As an added bonus, we are giving away 5 FREE copies of her book, Wake Up Grateful, to lucky listeners. Just go to my website, StephanieNelson.com and sign up for the email newsletter to be entered into the giveaway.We explore gratefulness as a durable way of living, not a fleeting reaction, and share practices that turn ordinary days into sources of meaning. Author Kristi Nelson offers a humane path to presence, enoughness, and love while honoring grief as part of a full life.• difference between gratitude as reaction and gratefulness as orientation• waking up grateful and taking nothing for granted• cancer story shaping a daily practice of presence• contentment, enoughness and escaping social comparison• top five regrets of the dying as guidance• super soaking attention to expand time• appreciation is generative in relationships and care• legacy check on who matters most• the “I get to” reframe for daily tasks• holding joy and grief together without bypassing• replacing complaint with celebration and generosityGo to stephanienelson.com and sign up for the email newsletter to enter the giveaway for five free copies of Wake Up Grateful Subscribe to the Pivotal People newsletter for new episodes, giveaways and more: https://stephanienelson.com/newsletter/ Learn more at StephanieNelson.comFollow us on Instagram  @stephanie_nelson_cmFollow us on Facebook at CouponMomOrder Stephanie's book Imagine More: Do What You Love, Discover Your Potential 

Let us know what you think about this episode and share it with a friend! Welcome to our second episode with Kristi Nelson, author of the wonderful book, "Wake Up Grateful." I read her book 4 years ago when she was on the podcast the first time and it has influenced my perspective and life outlook ever since. I asked her to come back on to share her wisdom with our larger audience today. You will be grateful for her wisdom! As an added bonus, we are giving away 5 FREE copies of her book, Wake...

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