08/12/2025
Gratitude doesn't require perfection. It doesn't ask you to ignore your struggles or pretend your pain doesn't exist. It simply invites you to look around, right where you are, and notice what's still standing.
It could be as little as recognising the effort of your friend who checked in. The body that woke up today, even when yesterday felt impossible. The lesson hidden in the hardship. The strength you didn't know you had until you needed it.
Gratitude isn't about having it all together. It's about recognising that even in the middle of the chaos, something remains.
Start where you are and pay attention to what's there. That's where gratitude lives.