What Irritates Me About Gratitude
You know what pisses me off?
When people say, "Just be grateful for what you have.”
You can be full of gratitude and STILL have desire! The two are not mutually exclusive and yet we live in this world where, if we express a desire for something, we're met with the annoying “Be grateful for what you have.”
The two are NOT mutually exclusive. You are allowed to desire…Your desires are important.
Gratitude does not negate longing.
Longing does not negate gratitude.
What's important to us shifts as we go through different phases in our lives. You're allowed to want new things, to make changes, to ask for more.
What's it like when you give yourself permission to desire?