Gratitude for Gratitude's sake: January 2012

Happy and content.

Seven Principles for Cultivating Gratitude

By Gregg Krech

Gratitude is independent of one's objective life circumstances;

Gratitude is a function of attention;

Entitlement makes gratitude impossible;

When we continue to receive something on a regular basis, we typically begin to take it for granted;

Our deepest sense of gratitude comes through grace -- the awareness that we have not earned, nor do we deserve what we have been given;

Gratitude can be cultivated through sincere self-reflection; and

The expression of gratitude (through words and deeds) has the affect of heightening our personal experience of gratitude.

Gratitude for Gratitude's sake