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Hey friend,
So this week is supposed to be the gratitude week, right? Everywhere you look it’s “count your blessings” and “be thankful for the little things” and all that Pinterest-board wisdom. And honestly? They’re not wrong. Gratitude really doesshift something in your brain. It softens you. It brings in more good stuff. It reminds you that life isn’t all chaos and overdue laundry and forgetting why you walked into the kitchen.
But let’s tell the truth for a second — sometimes gratitude feels like a full-time job you did not apply for.
Some weeks you look around and think, “Umm… grateful for what exactly? The four-day-old dishes? My stress? My back pain? My anxiety that won’t let me live?”
Yep. Been there. Lived there. Paid rent there.
So let’s talk about how to be grateful when you’re unhappy or feel like there’s nothing to be grateful for, because that’s a real thing and pretending otherwise just makes everything worse.
Here’s what I’ve learned:
1. Start embarrassingly small. Like, “I’m grateful my socks match today” small. When your nervous system is fried, your brain can't jump to big, poetic thankfulness. It needs an easy win.
2. Be grateful for the absence of something. Sometimes gratitude looks like: “I’m grateful this moment isn’t worse.” “I’m grateful that even though today was rough, it didn’t take me out.” It still counts. I promise.
3. Borrow gratitude from your past or your future. If right now sucks? Pull from another moment. “I remember how loved I felt last week — grateful for that.” Or: “I’m grateful for the woman I’m becoming, even if she’s still loading…”
4. Let yourself feel both. You can be grateful and hurting. Grateful and disappointed. Grateful and overwhelmed. Duality is a thing. Emotional multitasking is practically our whole personality at this point.
5. Focus on the people — even if it’s just one. If you have one person in your life who makes your world a little softer? That’s something. And if you don’t have that person right now, I want you to hear me: you have you. And you’re worth being grateful for too.
Some days gratitude flows easily. Other days it’s like pulling teeth with no anesthetic. But it’s still worth trying — not because it fixes everything, but because it keeps the darkness from swallowing everything whole.
So this week, don’t force yourself into some fake holiday cheer. Just find one tiny thing to love, one little thing to notice, one small moment that reminds you you’re still here. That’s enough. You’re enough.
Love Always, Amy Your Mental Health Warrior & Neurodivergent Advocate 💚
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