The Transformative Power of Gratitude

To live a healthy-minded life, at all levels of our being, is our opportunity and our gift. This Thanksgiving Sunday, Rev. Patrick brings together the two topics of gratitude and depression. We were never designed for the sedentary, indoor, socially isolated, fast-food laden, sleep deprived, frenzied pace of modern life. To heal depression, Dr. Stephen Ilardi suggests we undertake therapeutic lifestyle changes: engage in physical exercise, balance omega-3 and omega-6 in our diet, experience sunlight, practice healthy sleep, engage in spiritual practice, reduce worrisome thoughts, and make social connections. Beauty and seduction are Nature's tools for survival because we protect what we fall in love with. They open our hearts and make us realize that we are part of Nature and not separate from it.