Grace Trail

06/06/2026

What happens when people are given space to pause, reflect, and ask meaningful questions?

The Plymouth Independent recently featured the story of Chris Carazas and how the five Grace Trail questions helped him navigate one of the most difficult chapters of his life and find a path forward.

The article also shares the origins of Grace Trail and how what began as five questions during a challenging season has grown into a movement serving communities across the country.

Stories like Chris's remind us that the questions are simple, but their impact can be profound.

We're deeply grateful to Chris for sharing his journey and to the Plymouth Independent for telling this story with such care and thoughtfulness.

🔗 Read the full story:

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05/28/2026

🌧️ EVENT UPDATE (May 30, 2026)

Due to weather, this event has been postponed and will not take place on May 30 or May 31.

Anne and Lisa are currently working on a date and will share details as soon as they are available.

Thank you for your understanding and for embracing the unexpected with us. We're already looking forward to the day we can gather together on the trail under clearer skies. 🌱

🌧🌕 POSTPONED — The Full Moon Guided Grace Trail Walk
A once-in-a-blue-moonrise reflection over Plymouth Harbor.

Join us at the Plymouth Seaside Grace Trail for the closing event of National Grace Trail Month and Mental Health Awareness Month as we gather for an evening shoreline walk guided through the five steps of Grace Trail: Gratitude, Release, Acceptance, Challenge, and Embrace.

Led by Anne Jolles, Founder and Creator of Grace Trail + guest guide Lisa Hutchison, Licensed Therapist and Author of “Shoot for the Moon” Manifestation Journal for Compassionate Helpers.

📍 Plymouth Seaside Grace Trail Welcome Sign at Nelson Park (near the shark shaped bike rack)
🗓 Saturday, May 30
⏰ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

We’ll pause for reflection at each boulder, share a beach reflection experience beneath the evening sky, and close by watching the full moon rise over the harbor together.

✨It is suggested that you bring a small flashlight (a charged phone works too) and a warm layer for the harbor breeze).

In the event of rain, we’ll simply let the New England weather do its thing and move the walk to Sunday, May 31 at the same time and location.

A weather update will be shared at least 2 hours prior — because if you know New England weather… you know. 🌦️🙂

See you on the Trail 📍🌎

Open to the public. RSVP link in comments.

05/28/2026

🌅🧡✨ Golden hour on the Grace Trail feels like the world finally turning the volume down.

no notifications
no pressure to perform

just sky, water, movement, and five simple questions to bring you back to yourself.

sometimes finding your footing starts with getting outside long enough to hear your own thoughts again.

let the sunset guide you.
let your wonder wander. 🌅

see you on the trail.

゚

05/27/2026

Tomorrow morning at the Plymouth Seaside Grace Trail ☀️👟

Looks like the rain is holding out just long enough for a beautiful morning walk with the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Grateful for opportunities like this to bring people together outdoors through conversation, connection, and community.

See you on the Trail 🌱🤍

Step into networking a little differently. 👟
Join us for Netwalking, a relaxed networking event for local professionals where conversations happen on the move!
All you need is your business cards and some comfy footwear. Everyone is welcome… and yes, bring your pets! 🐾
🗓 May 28th, 8:30-9:30 AM
Let’s walk, talk, and connect. 🤝

05/27/2026

Beginning this one with gratitude, as we do on the Grace Trail. 💚

Thank you to The Hub Today for welcoming us to share the story and spirit behind Grace Trail during National Grace Trail Month and Mental Health Awareness Month.

Every Grace Trail begins with a simple question:
“What are you grateful for?”

From there, the five questions create opportunities for reflection and connection in all kinds of spaces — from schools and veterans communities to family walks and everyday conversations.

If you missed the segment, you can watch and share it here:

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Grace Trail founder Anne Jolles shares how a difficult moment in her life inspired a movement focused on gratitude, reflection, resilience, and healing through nature. Follow NBC10 Boston’s The Hub Today:https://instagram.com/thehubtodayhttps://facebook.co...

05/26/2026

Small expressions of color, reflection, encouragement, and love have begun appearing beside the questions along the Plymouth Seaside Grace Trail.

That is the heart of Grace Trail.
Not perfection. Not performance.
Just people showing up for one another in gentle, human ways.

From coastlines to campuses, schools to parks, it has been beautiful to watch trails across the country bloom — and to see each community leave its own imprint behind.

A reminder that even the smallest act of care can help someone feel seen.

05/25/2026

Memorial Day is not a “happy” day for everyone.
It is a day of remembrance — of names, faces, families, and lives that did not come home.

Grace Trail was veteran-inspired, born from the experience of loving someone deployed and learning how much is carried, even after someone returns.

Today, we pause with reverence.

We remember those who died in service.
We hold their families in our hearts.

We honor those who came home carrying memories, trauma, and scars we may never see.

Maybe the best way to honor this day is not with perfect words, but with deeper awareness:
Attend the parade as tribute.
Listen more than you speak.
Support veterans and their families beyond this weekend.

Remember that freedom has names attached to it.

Today, we walk with gratitude, humility, and remembrance.

One step at a time.🇺🇸🤍

05/25/2026

Memorial Day is not a “happy” day for everyone.
It is a day of remembrance — of names, faces, families, and lives that did not come home.

Grace Trail was veteran-inspired, born from the experience of loving someone deployed and learning how much is carried, even after someone returns.

Today, we pause with reverence.

We remember those who died in service.

We hold their families in our hearts.

We honor those who came home carrying memories, trauma, and scars we may never see.

Maybe the best way to honor this day is not with perfect words, but with deeper awareness:
Attend the parade as tribute.
Listen more than you speak.
Support veterans and their families beyond this weekend.

Remember that freedom has names attached to it.

Today, we walk with gratitude, humility, and remembrance.

One step at a time. 🤍🇺🇸

02/02/2026

ST. ALBANS CITY — When Trudy Cioffi began her time on St. Albans City Council three years ago, she started as one of its youngest members.

02/02/2026

Behind every Grace Trail is someone who cares deeply about their community and takes action to support its wellbeing. Someone who wants better for their neighbors and steps forward to help make it happen.

In St. Albans, that leadership includes Trudy Cioffi, who — alongside Tracy Lavallee and many community partners — helped lead the effort to bring the Hard’ack Grace Trail to life, creating a place where people can slow down, reconnect, and feel supported by the space around them.

Grace Trails don’t appear by accident. They’re created when people turn vision into action — trailblazing new possibilities for their communities.

We’re grateful to Trudy, Tracy, and the entire St. Albans community for bringing Grace Trail to Hard’ack and for showing what community leadership looks like in action.

🔗 Read more about the story shaping St. Albans here:

ST. ALBANS CITY — When Trudy Cioffi began her time on St. Albans City Council three years ago, she started as one of its youngest members.