The Case Against Gratitude

Mark Bernstein.

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Poets, novelists, and self-help gurus tell us to count our blessings…to be grateful for what we have, especially during this period of thanksgiving. But sometimes, gratitude doesn’t work, especially when life is hard, or things aren’t going our way. If we can’t draw on gratitude when we’re not feeling grateful, what other options do we have?

Mark Bernstein is a former full time staff member with the Central East Region of the UUA and currently works as Adjunct Staff with the Region. He has been a grateful member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County in Media, Pennsylvania for the past 28 years.