The Courage to Face Ingratitude

Gratitude takes work

The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, 1914 (Wikipedia, public domain)

“The laws we live by, the freedoms we enjoy, the institutions that we take for granted—and we should never take for granted—are all the work of others who went before us. And to be indifferent to that isn’t just to be ignorant, it’s to be rude. And ingratitude is a shabby failing.” — David McCullough, 2005

Even in the most difficult of times, it’s possible to express gratitude.

That image above — a depiction of the early days of the Pilgrims — is a reminder of gratitude among hardship.

We’re about to celebrate Thanksgiving here in America, and as we give thanks, one wonders: how often do we practice gratitude?

There’s a difference between thankfulness and gratitude.

We teach children to say “thank you” when someone says something nice or does something for them. I…