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Manufacturing Hope
During buoyant times, hope and gratitude are no-brainers. But in a funk, faking it works, too. It’s a mechanism for appreciating the trivial. As a remedy, this weekend, in the midst of feeling blue, I forced myself to come up with 20 things to be happy about. I got to the first 6 pretty easily – family, friends, health, ballet class, dog, having a Democrat in the White House. But I slowed after that. Reaching beyond 12 was a real struggle. And that’s when it gets interesting.
Image: Pandora’s Box by Andrew Junge
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One year, in the middle of A Major Funk, I found myself at a Thanksgiving table full of happy, thriving couples. We all had to share things we were thankful for. They all said each other. I said I really like the sky.
How did that go over?