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Gratitude Towards the Setbacks in Life

Exercises to live it, step by step

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Can we give gratitude for the setbacks in life?

It is relatively easy to feel grateful for our blessings. From the food we eat to the love we receive, we can give gratitude for all the positive things in our lives.

However it is the challenges in life that make us introspect, turn inwards or towards something beyond us, give us opportunities to learn and act as a stepping stone for progress. While these may not always be packaged in a pleasant way, they are blessings in disguise.

Feeling joyful gratitude for all that is given to us as gifts, untainted by notions of positive and negative, will give us the emotional poise, confidence and drive to work towards learning life lessons.

Compilations on Gratitude

  1. Compilation on gratitude from the works of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo
  2. All previous newsletters on the theme Gratitude

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