The Practice of Gratitude

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The Practice of Gratitude

In this episode, Brandon Tumblin (from The Strong Stoic) and J.W. Bertolotti (from In Search of Wisdom & Perennial Meditations) discuss the practice of gratitude. Gratitude seems to be a practice that isn’t instinctual. Rather, we seem to gravitate more towards desiring more as opposed to being grateful for what we already have. In the conversation, we attempt to answer the following questions:

* Is gratitude an essential practice for a happy life?

* Can we be grateful for simply existing, regardless of age and/or suffering?

* How can we incorporate gratitude into our daily life?

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