On Gratitude

Life throws a lot of stuff at us, and it can be easy to fall into a perpetual cycle of feeling bad about our deficiencies. Gratitude, I think, is our greatest North Star. To be grateful is to truly live in the moment; to be present and happy, mindful and compassionate in real time. But the truth is, gratitude takes effort and training, and we all have much work left to do. So, I’m going to sit down one-on-one with everyone I know and have an engaging conversation about the role gratitude plays in their lives. My aim is to learn as much as I can about the act of being grateful, so that I can apply those lessons to my everyday present. I’m hoping that these conversations act as a meditation on gratitude and compassion, so that all of us - those involved in the conversation and those who listen to it - remain inspired to spread compassion to the rest of the world.  There wasn’t a question in my mind who I wanted to talk with for my first episode - it’s always been my mother, Linda. I’m fortunate to have had a pr