On Gratitude

It is easy to focus on what I lack, but what I already have is more than many could dream of. Breath in my lungs. A roof overhead. People I love. A chance to try again today. Gratitude doesn’t make problems disappear—it makes them lighter. It changes the weight I carry into something I can manage. If I can be grateful for the small, I will never be poor. “Do not indulge in dreams of having what…