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Originally Posted by Michelle  I'd also like to say that I get light headed and giddy when I get a free drink at Starbucks or suddenly have 1000 Swiss Francs on my account. I am so grateful for those gifts and to be honest, most of my material wishes are fulfilled. I would hate to become jaded or unappreciative of the gifts in my life. I always thought gladness and gratitude for what we have says "Yes, thank you! I'll take more of that!"? I am literally grateful for every Franc in my account, every time I can go to the grocery store, for every breathe of air in my day. Why should I "train" myself to feel otherwise? |
It's wonderful to feel appreciation and gratitude for what you have. That's part of feeling normal because it falls within the realm of belief and acceptance. Gratitude is simply a deepening of acceptance. It would be different if you pushed gratitude all the way to shock and disbelief at your
amazing or
extraordinary luck -- if you do that, you'll actually be pushing those things away from you.