The Kind of Gratitude That Doesn’t Need a List

Letter Ø61: When thankfulness becomes a way of seeing, not a checklist.

Some mornings, gratitude feels like work.

You sit there, pen in hand, trying to find three things you’re thankful for.
The words come out stiff, rehearsed, like you’re forcing your mind to notice what your heart can’t feel yet.

You write, “My home, my health, my family.”
You mean it. But it feels thin, like saying grace while your thoughts are still rushing ahead.

And maybe that’s okay.
Because real gratitude isn’t a performance.
It isn’t a task you tick off before breakfast.
It’s a way of seeing.