Diana Butler Bass Gratitude is structure When I started on a path to a more grateful life, I never imagined that the journey would lead to reconsidering ethics and politics, yet it seems somewhat inevitable now.…
Diana Butler Bass The larger social consequences of gratitude Social scientists and psychologists argue that gratitude will make us happier, develop greater resiliency, and provide better outcomes of health and well-being. If gratitude is but an individualistic practice, however,…
Diana Butler Bass Gratitude resists unhealthy environments and empowers the possibility of change We might be grateful persons, with thankful hearts, and be fanatical about gratitude journals and intentions, but as soon as we walk out our front door or turn on the…
Diana Butler Bass Water “[Jesus] gives water, and he is water.” (Grounded, p. 76) SCRIPTURE: If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, “Give me a…
Diana Butler Bass Gratitude as Privilege Donald Trump was born to a wealthy family, inherited a fortune, and made even more money in his own business empire. Trump depicted himself at the top of the economic…
Diana Butler Bass Gratitude It cannot be overstated that gratitude is an emotion, a complex set of feelings involving appreciation, humility, wonder, and interdependence. Gratitude is, however, more than just an emotion. It is…
Diana Butler Bass A culture unto itself The following sharp assessment came from an Anglican in Sydney, Australia: “I’m continually being disappointed by (bordering on disillusioned by) the institutional church. Institutional self-preservation seems more important than those…
Diana Butler Bass It’s Easy to Have Gratitude When… | A Conversation Between Diana Butler Bass and Anne Lamott
Diana Butler Bass Gratitude involves not only what we feel, but also what we do. It cannot be overstated that gratitude is an emotion, a complex set of feelings involving appreciation, humility, wonder, and interdependence. Gratitude is, however, more than just an emotion. It is…
