Gratitude

“Asking for help with shame says: You have the power over me. Asking with condescension says: I have the power over you. But asking for help with gratitude says: We have the power to help each other.”

if you can’t find joy in a cup of coffee, you won’t find it in a yacht. gratitude treats all things the same.

yep, we've been doing it at the end of our morning routine so we're usually already sitting down, outside & after meditation, then we just turn to face each other and take turns sharing what we're feeling* grateful for *the key's been speaking only from feeling. meaning pausing and noticing what we feel truthfully grateful for then voicing that; a... See more

“The more you become a connoisseur of gratitude, the less you are a victim of resentment, depression, and despair. Gratitude will act as an elixir that will gradually dissolve the hard shell of your ego–your need to possess and control—and transform you into a generous being. The sense of gratitude produces true spiritual alchemy, makes us magnanim... See more

what i had to do was a combination of exposure therapy (spending a bit more than felt comfortable) + emotional work: i’d notice my tendency to choose discomfort over spending money → spend → freak out → explore / be with the feeling also, active gratitude whenever i spent