Meditations on God

Gratitude is the antidote for anger.

It is not that gratitude cancels out that which is has angered you.

Your circumstances, relationships, and experiences are still what they are.

Rather, gratitude refocuses your attention away from that which has angered you toward that which you are thankful for.

That which has angered you still exists, but it begins to lose its power over you.

Gratitude loosens anger’s grasp over your thoughts, feelings, and actions.

While gratitude does not change life itself, it does change you and how you perceive your life.

As you are changed internally, how you express yourself and relate to others begins to change as well.

You begin to notice that there is far less to be angry about than before, not because those things that angered you have stopped happening, but because you are less susceptible to anger itself.

As gratitude changes you, it also changes your perception of the world around you.

Through a lens of gratitude, everything looks a little bit brighter, sounds a little bit more pleasant, and tastes a little bit sweeter.