“Thank you for the kind responses to my last missive,” The Old Lady humbly mumbled.

“I want to say a little more about gratitude.

I don’t recommend that you feel grateful for what you have because you SHOULD… I recommend it because it will make you FEEL BETTER.

Gratitude is the first step on the path of joy because focusing on what we HAVE pulls our attention from what we do NOT have.

Look at it this way: expressing gratitude is for the benefit of others; FEELING gratitude is for the benefit of YOURSELF.

Hey, I would not be harping on gratitude if I didn’t think it would help you to FEEL BETTER.”

LISTEN to The Old Lady!