On being grateful for change

On being grateful for change

I saw someone post a quote recently and, while I can’t remember exactly who or the exact wording, the gist of it has been bouncing in my head for a few days. The quote read, more or less, “I am thankful for all the people I used to be.”

And, hoo-boy.

I routinely describe myself as a recovering asshole. Someone asked me recently, half-jokingly, “When did you know you had crossed that bridge?” Honestly I don’t even know that I have crossed it, or if I’m even close to that bridge. But I am trying.

Part of that is trying to work on gratitude. The cultivation of gratitude is something that has had an outsized impact on my life. It seems like a small thing, and at first I guess it is small. But as you go on, it has a cumulative affect that can be surprising.

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