Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Jun/July 2019 Aspire Magazine FULL Issue | Page 43

The Power Of GRATITUDE BY DEBORAH KEVIN Y ou’ve heard the platitudes about being grateful and expressing gratitude, but you’re still not convinced that gratitude matters all that much. I’m here to prove to you how gratitude changes everything. Hitting the trail This past fall, I walked another two sections of the Camino de Santiago with my friend Heather Waring of London. We’d walked a section of the Camino in France in April 2017, when I twisted my knee. Since then, I’d changed my diet to eliminate dairy, which positively impacted my whole body, most especially my knees. I felt confident heading out on the trail again. 43