What if you don't Feel Grateful? by Mark Pratt-Russum

West Hills Friends

Perhaps one of the greatest lessons we learn in practicing how to get along with other people is when we say something with the best of intentions, but quickly see that what just came out of our mouth hit a persons ears and made them feel completely unseen. There are lots of shortcut things we say to people, thinking it is a trusted consultation in a time of suffering, but up there with the worst of them is, “You should feel grateful that…” For this message, Mark draws out the difference between feeling gratitude and practicing gratitude.