{"id":24,"date":"2026-07-09T22:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/blog\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T23:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:42:41","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style id=\"gb-featured-visibility\">\n\/* Featured post (\"Latest From the Blog\") shows on page 1 of the listing only *\/\nbody:has(.wp-block-query-pagination-previous) .gb-featured-title,\nbody:has(.wp-block-query-pagination-previous) .gb-featured-query,\nbody:has(.wp-block-query-pagination-numbers > :first-child:not(.current)) .gb-featured-title,\nbody:has(.wp-block-query-pagination-numbers > :first-child:not(.current)) .gb-featured-query{display:none !important}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull hero-overlay-15\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;min-height:440px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"822\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-17\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog_road.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog_road.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog_road-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog_road-1024x438.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog_road-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog_road-1536x658.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#1a2440\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7f333366 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:46px\">The Gratitude Beacon Blog<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ffd9b8;font-size:22px;font-style:italic\">Lessons and reflections for the road you&#8217;re on.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull gb-topic-bar has-theme-palette-3-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11616441 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-theme-palette-9-border-color has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-00c411eeedee30585ef1391a8e34dbfc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:6px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/category\/mindset-honest-conversations\/\">Mindset &amp; Conversations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-theme-palette-9-border-color has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-94febaff8e3d262cc6038b3a1824f31c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:6px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/category\/life-relationships\/\">Life &amp; Relationships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-theme-palette-9-border-color has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-001a20b575ea537293ed0a837a66f345 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:6px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:20px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/category\/habits-money-career\/\">Habits, Money &amp; Career<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-css wp-custom-css-65645961\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color gb-featured-title wp-elements-1f43199bd11bf0c90c0c9cd08c7fed28\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Latest From the Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query gb-featured-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;border-top-width:4px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette1);border-bottom-width:4px;border-bottom-color:var(--global-palette1);padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-right:40px;padding-left:40px\" class=\"wp-block-post-template has-background has-theme-palette-9-background-color is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-525 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-life-relationships category-personal-growth\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Making Something\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-525.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-525-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-525-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Making Something: The Creativity We Keep to Ourselves<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I love it when someone shares their creativity. Cooking, writing, painting, music, whatever it is, I just enjoy watching people make something. One of our members, Jeanell Sullivan, wrote a book and I really enjoyed it. THE CODE: 44 is short, practical, and the kind of thing you come back to. What worked for me was reading one lesson each day and bringing it into the walk to school with my kids. Some mornings it sparks something, some mornings it doesn&#8217;t. 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He&#8217;s 9 now, but he still has the puppy spirit running strong. He&#8217;s a lot better at making friends with complete strangers on our daily hikes than I&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/meet-arlo-what-our-pets-do-better-than-we-do\/\">Read On<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-523 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-habits-money-career category-money-finances\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette2);border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-color:var(--global-palette2);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:28px;padding-bottom:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/what-i-stopped-spending-money-on\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-523.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What I Stopped Spending Money On\" style=\"border-radius:12px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-523.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-523-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-523-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-523-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">What I Stopped Spending Money On<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I interviewed a guy once who applied for an entry-level position he was badly overqualified for. When I asked him why, he was remarkably honest about it. &#8220;My wife is&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/what-i-stopped-spending-money-on\/\">Read On<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-522 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-family category-life-relationships\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette2);border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-color:var(--global-palette2);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:28px;padding-bottom:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/trust-conflict-and-a-wrong-turn-outside-boston\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-522.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trust, Conflict, and a Wrong Turn Outside Boston\" style=\"border-radius:12px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-522.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-522-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-522-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-522-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Trust, Conflict, and a Wrong Turn Outside Boston<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Healthy relationships still have conflict, but they also have trust. People sometimes notice that when my wife asks me to do something, I just do it, and when I ask&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/trust-conflict-and-a-wrong-turn-outside-boston\/\">Read On<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-521 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-friendships-connection category-life-relationships\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette2);border-top-width:4px;border-bottom-color:var(--global-palette2);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:28px;padding-bottom:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/where-real-conversations-happen\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-521.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Where Real Conversations Happen\" style=\"border-radius:12px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-521.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-521-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-521-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-521-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gratitudebeacon.com\/gbstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fb-post-521-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Where Real Conversations Happen<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sometimes I come across as not a people person, when actually I love being around people and talking with them when the conversation is real. 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