Although Thanksgiving has been over for more than a week, I cannot get gratitude out of my mind.  And my heart.  I really do believe that it is the number one superpower that can change any situation around and is the foundation for individual happiness and community healing.

Here’s the math:

Noticing all the things I am thankful for + Sharing them (With Myself/With Others) = “I have a pretty good life!”

Noticing all the things that piss me off + Sharing them (With Myself/With Others) = “My life sucks!”

And when we get to the “My life sucks” part of the equation, then there must be someone to blame.  I am a bad person.  My parents messed me up.  Politicians are only out to screw me.  My boss is jealous.  Etc.  Etc.  This loop only leads to an overblown sense of entitlement, which, according to Wikipedia is, “a symptom of narcissistic personality disorder, seen in those who “because of early frustrations…arrogate to themselves the right to demand lifelong reimbursement from fate.”

We certainly don’t need anymore of that.  This loop can stop with regular gratitude practice.  Do it for yourself, your family, your workplace.  Just…do it.

This post was inspired by an incredible blog post about gratitude that my partner wrote the other day on our Glitter & Razz blog.