How Small Actions Shape the People Around Us
When I look back at the people who most shaped who I am, the surprising thing is how few of them ever knew they were doing it. There were formal mentors, and I am grateful for them. But just as often it was someone who said one offhand thing, or showed me one small kindness, […]
Why Gratitude Is Something I Practice, Not Just Feel
For a long time, I thought of gratitude as a feeling, something that arrived on its own when things were going well and went quiet when they were not. If I felt thankful, I was grateful. If I did not, I wasn’t. It never occurred to me that gratitude might be less like a mood […]