Why It's So Hard To *Be* Grateful
We think we'll be grateful once we're happy, but in reality, we'll be happy once we're grateful.
We think we'll be grateful once we're happy, but in reality, we'll be happy once we're grateful.
The only difference between a reaction and a response is space. Or rather, space provides the time necessary for whatever emotions that triggered a reaction to be processed into a thoughtful response instead.
What I find particularly compelling about the 7 deadly sins is that they are all based on emotions. In fact, I think that instead of calling them 'sins', they'd be better identified as 'nasty' (undesirable) feelings that have the potential to develop into harmful actions.