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Exercising gratitude leads to the realization that what we have is not related to what we do – which leads us to be more accepting of having nothing, less judgmental of others, and a realigning of what it takes in this life to be happy.

I recently came to understand, in some small way, the beauty of most of the natural world around us as a gift. A sunset, a mountain, a color, a smell, a texture, etc. – these are free to all and in most cases freely available and not completely constrained by others. And if this is the common denominator – everything else is a bonus and deserves our especial thanks in addition to that common denominator.

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