What Are You Grateful For and Why Does Gratitude Matter?
Gratitude is the key to everything good and great.
I’ll bet that you can easily point to things that you’re lacking.
You might have insufficient money, debt, relationship problems, aren’t thin enough, can’t satisfy familial expectations, and so on. Your home isn’t big enough, your car isn’t new enough, tech is outdated, and so forth.
There is nobody to blame for this, per se. But it should come as no surprise given that we live in a fear-based society. Often, the fear of missing out (what has been renamed/rebranded as FOMO), fear of suffering, and fear of appearing to be lacking are beamed into your brain everywhere you turn.
Radio, social media, tv, billboards, and everywhere there’s advertising will tell you if you don’t buy this product or that service, you’ll miss out, suffer, and appear lacking. Get it/do it or you will suffer unimaginable consequences!
The truth is that, for the most part, we need a lot fewer goods and services than we think we do. Sure, it can be nice to have those things — but at what cost? People stress out, overwork, and freak out because of the suffering they most fear that will result from missing out or appearing to lack.
