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For many individuals gratitude is difficult. Why? Because life itself is difficult. Even beyond deprivation and depression, there ordinary circumstances putting barriers in between, making gratitude to even more challenging to obtain.
This point will elicit a knowing, mirthless chuckle from readers who's Thanksgiving dinners are usually disrupted and ruined as a result of drunk Uncle Joe who couldn't swallow his pride and had to share his political views. You don't say? Thanks for nothing.

Beyond rotten circumstances, some folks are just naturally more grateful than others. Inevitable!

In addition to formulating our own happiness and building off that, choosing gratitude can also bring out the best in those around us. Make a gratitude routine - independent of how you feel. Not just once every November BUT all year through. A disciplined way to utilize this into practice is to make it as routine and regular just like that "must have" morning cup of coffee. Type and send one each email to a friend, family member (whether you see eye to eye with that person or not) or even a colleague, just saying a simple thanks for something they do. Remember, we all have our faults which are seemingly recognized more than the good qualities they have. Remind them in those emails, gratitude is essentia