When we intentionally recognize and think about all of the good things in life it actually
makes out life better.
Practicing gratitude simply means that you bring awareness to the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Adopting a gratitude practice doesn’t mean that you can’t feel painful or negative emotions.
Share your gratitude! Expressing gratitude with others builds them up, but fills your cup.
Robyn Conley Downs
I have a really messy type of gratitude. Life can be down right horrible, and it becomes difficult to be thankful with gratitude. To show gratitude when I do not feel it. . . . for it feels a personal betrayal. To force yourself to do it. It really does not improve mood . . . to ponder this idea is unusual, and understanding this messy stuff inside is challenging to grasp. it is like faking happiness, when you are not.
