#59 - How Does Gratitude Help When Life is Difficult?

<p>Abena Perryman started a daily gratitude practice on Facebook a few months ago. In our interview, she shares the heart-wrenching story about why she started this practice and opens up about how difficult the past year has been for her and her family. Furthermore, a few weeks ago during the #BlackLivesMatter protests, she shared a very personal story about how her son faced racism and discrimination while playing hockey as a 10 year old! It was powerful to hear her share the details of this painful situation. It is a reminder of how important it is for white people to LISTEN and support BIPOC.</p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Abena is a Managing Partner at Andrew Perry, a B2B marketing firm based in the GTA.</span></p> <p><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Faperryman%2F&v=44kVJENE0IE&redir_token=2dL1vYYJGOnELV1FVYQScE4P5I18MTU5Mjk0NDEwNkAxNTkyODU3NzA2&event=video_description" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">https://www.linkedin.com/in/aperryman/</a></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Here are some excellent anti-racism resources shared by Abena: <a href= "https://www.andrewperry.com/black-lives-matter/">https://www.andrewperry.com/black-lives-matter/</a> (</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">see end of this blog post for links to several other YouTube resources)</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir= "auto">bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES</span></p> <p>I'm here for you. Find me on social @juliecmboyer and @wakeupwithgratitudephoto</p> <p>Join our Gratitude Ambassadors Community on Facebook! <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/gratitudeambassadors/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/gratitudeambassadors/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/juliecmboyer/">https://www.facebook.com/juliecmboyer/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/juliecmboy