Are you grateful for the life you have? Maintaining gratitude, despite sometimes seemingly insurmountable difficulties, is an active process. Today we speak with Shawn McLaughlin about his personal experience with living gratefully, and with author Barb Schmidt about the ways in which she practices this process daily.
Guests
Barb Schmidt
Barb Schmidt is the author of The Practice, and has been conducting workshops on practical spirituality for more than seven years and has studied religion, sacred text, psychology, and meditation since the early 1980’s. She is the founder of the Spirit of Giving Network and raised millions of dollars for children as the co-founder and President of Ronald McDonald Children Charities of South Florida. Barb’s mission and passion is to bring peace to our lives and our world.
Shawn McLaughlin
Shawn McLaughlin is a member of Maine Media Collective and is the manager of a sober house in Portland. He also volunteers at Preble Street. He is an AA sponsor to many and speaks frequently about his struggle with addiction for local organizations here in Portland and in Boston where he is from.