Practicing gratitude

"'I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.' —GK Chesterton

‘Gratitude’ derives from the Latin ‘gratia’, which, depending on the context, translates as ‘grace’, ‘graciousness’, or ‘gratefulness’.

Gratitude never came easily to us human beings, and is a diminishing virtue in modern times. In our consumerist society, we focus on what we lack, or what other people have that we don’t, whereas gratitude is the feeling of appreciation for what we already have.

It is the recognition that the good in our life can come from something that is outside us and outside our control—be it other people, nature, or a higher power—and that owes little or nothing to us.

...like all virtues, gratitude requires great cultivation, until such a day as we can say,

‘Thank you for nothing.’"

Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/.../the-psychology-gratitude