Being "Normal" is Overrated
bona fido dog-lover
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SF Bay area, CA
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I deliberately look for things/people/events to be grateful for. Even a small thing like the cashier smiling at me. My dog lying in my lap, kissing me. 
My brother, for taking me to the store a lot. My neighbor, for driving me up to the store to get my umbrella I'd left there. Little things. Big things. Anything.
And I find that the more I practice gratitude, the more I find to be grateful for. I find that being grateful makes me a happier person.
The other part of gratitude, is expressing it directly to someone. Like my signature says: FIND THE GOOD AND PRAISE IT. Notice all the good things around you and if someone is being kind or helpful, thank them and praise them. Praise goes a long way in soothing the soul.
Here's a good article about gratitude.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/o...pier.html?_r=0
My brother, for taking me to the store a lot. My neighbor, for driving me up to the store to get my umbrella I'd left there. Little things. Big things. Anything. And I find that the more I practice gratitude, the more I find to be grateful for.
I find that being grateful makes me a happier person. The other part of gratitude, is expressing it directly to someone. Like my signature says: FIND THE GOOD AND PRAISE IT. Notice all the good things around you and if someone is being kind or helpful, thank them and praise them.
Praise goes a long way in soothing the soul. Here's a good article about gratitude.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/o...pier.html?_r=0
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