Feb 16, 2021
Creating a gratitude practice is BIG in the conscious parenting
world, yet in reflecting on my early training in when to express
gratitude, it felt more like an obligation. Someone gave me a gift,
or did something for me and whether I liked it or not I was
expected to say "thank you". It became a learned habit
rather than a wellspring of true feeling. I was also trained to
only value and be grateful for what was deemed “positive” and
reject and demean what was perceived as “negative” by
others.
In
recent years I've experienced another kind of gratitude. As I seek
equilibration in my being, including both sides of every
experience, the positive and negative. I experience
acceptance and appreciation for the totality of what
is.