But what about all the other stuff? The obstacles. The frustrations. The wrong turns. The difficult people. The bad days.

Should we be grateful for those too?

Yes — those especially.

Especially because they are hard to be grateful for.


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This Is What (Stoic) Gratitude Actually Looks Like

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But what about all the other stuff? The obstacles. The frustrations. The wrong turns. The difficult people. The bad days.  Should we be grateful for those too?  Yes — those especially.  Especially because they are hard to be grateful for.   https://ryanholiday.medium.com/this-is-what-stoic-gratitude-actually-looks-like-98e39e4af387   #MEDITATION (mindfulness)

Nate

Love this! I've been practicing gratitude journaling for 15 days now. I write in it every morning, and my brain is literally feeling good after gratitude journaling. I've even learned to convert my grief into gratitude, which has helped me overcome challenging situations in my life. I'm also going to incorporate Marcus Aurelius' perspective on journaling. Thanks so much for posting about it.🙏🏻💖

Laura Gao

This is incredibly thoughtful. It's so easy to compartmentalize the good we experience and the challenges we face into different boxes, thinking one box deserves gratitude while the other deserves unhappiness. But learning to be grateful through and not for the challenges we face is powerful.

Bobby

An insightful take on how practicing gratitude through Stoic principles can lead to true inner peace and resilience.

We have to enjoy every moment as the very special gift that it is

An insightful take on how practicing gratitude through Stoic principles can lead to true inner peace and resilience.  We have to enjoy every moment as the very special gift that it is

Todd Smith

I try to write one lesson for every tough moment this year. Some of us might be able to write a book with this!

Nate

A group of likeminded people in MEDITATION (mindfulness) are talking about this.