From the mind of critic: “If we’re upset about everything we don’t have, do we grow more upset when we find there’s much more we didn’t have than previous thought? Do we find we’re less further along with more information, or do we take in what happens, but instead of angering us over what we lack, we become grateful for everything we do have? Gratitude takes practice, it’s not a skill we’re born with. It must be honed, challenged, and adjusted after every experience and event we open our eyes to take in. However, the same could be said for anger of lack, jealousy builds over time as our mind mutates what’s actually happening. Once we realize that being grateful for what we have doesn’t mean taking pleasure in other’s pain, but knowing that no matter how bad we view our situation, it can always be worse, we’ll see there is always more light than dark when we’re not only honest with our words and actions to the outside, but also within. The grass might be greener on the other side, but it can be browner as well. Knowing more things doesn’t cause a clog, it pushed the clog through. Being grateful means loving ourselves, warts and all. If we’re drowning in despair, loathing and jealousy, gratitude and joy are always our lifeboat.”
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