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Do you exercise daily? Do you take walks in nature? Do you keep a gratitude journal? Do you meditate? Because if there is a single one of these that you don't

by maneesh 14y ago

Do you exercise daily? Do you take walks in nature? Do you keep a gratitude journal? Do you meditate? Because if there is a single one of these that you don't do, maybe the problem is that you don't execute on the good advice already around you.

27182818284 14y ago
No, I think what the parent is expressing is the same thing that happens when someone gets the flu. They often say "Get rest and drink plenty of fluids." and my thoughts were always "Really? I was going to go dehydrate myself and lift weights. Thank goodness I ran into you..." It is so common at this point, I"m not sure it needs repeated by yet another blog. I can kinda see the parent's point in that regard.
diminoten 14y ago
Am I the only one who almost literally vomits when I hear the phrase, "gratitude journal"? Maybe it is just me, and I'm some kind of happiness hating troll (I really don't think so, though!) but there's a certain point at which I feel like a person keeping gratitude journal is trying to stave off a deeper and more problematic depression that ought to honestly be addressed with more serious activities besides writing down what you're grateful for every day.
- mongol 14y ago
  I never heard of the concept until a few moments ago and I already know that I don't like it. EDIT: Now I reflected why I didn't like it. And it is the word gratitude. Granted, I am not a native English speaker but Wikipedia tells me this: "Gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness, or appreciation is a feeling or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. " In other words, it implies that there is someone in the other end of a happy feeling to be feel thankful to. And sometimes there is, but being grateful for nice weather, hearing birds singing or being able to walk (not being disabled) implies to me that there is someone "larger" (read a God) out there to be grateful to. And that does not sit well with me. For example, I can be happy to be in good health, but that does not imply that gratitude goes with it.
  - bostonpete 14y ago
    Meh. I'm not religious but I feel grateful and thankful for precious time I get to spend with my kids, for beautiful weather, etc. That doesn't mean I'm grateful to anyone or anything in particular. Honestly, some people are so militantly anti-religion that they get up in arms (so to speak) at anything that could even be construed as having religious connotations.
  - javert 14y ago
    Spot on analysis. I think it would be interesting to have a gratitude journal in which gratitude to myself is copiously recorded. e.g. "I'm really grateful that I had the dedication to get up early this morning so that I could make this day more useful to myself."

by maneesh 14y ago

27182818284 14y ago

No, I think what the parent is expressing is the same thing that happens when someone gets the flu. They often say "Get rest and drink plenty of fluids." and my thoughts were always "Really? I was going to go dehydrate myself and lift weights. Thank goodness I ran into you..." It is so common at this point, I"m not sure it needs repeated by yet another blog. I can kinda see the parent's point in that regard.

diminoten 14y ago

Am I the only one who almost literally vomits when I hear the phrase, "gratitude journal"? Maybe it is just me, and I'm some kind of happiness hating troll (I really don't think so, though!) but there's a certain point at which I feel like a person keeping gratitude journal is trying to stave off a deeper and more problematic depression that ought to honestly be addressed with more serious activities besides writing down what you're grateful for every day.

mongol 14y ago
I never heard of the concept until a few moments ago and I already know that I don't like it. EDIT: Now I reflected why I didn't like it. And it is the word gratitude. Granted, I am not a native English speaker but Wikipedia tells me this: "Gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness, or appreciation is a feeling or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. " In other words, it implies that there is someone in the other end of a happy feeling to be feel thankful to. And sometimes there is, but being grateful for nice weather, hearing birds singing or being able to walk (not being disabled) implies to me that there is someone "larger" (read a God) out there to be grateful to. And that does not sit well with me. For example, I can be happy to be in good health, but that does not imply that gratitude goes with it.
- bostonpete 14y ago
  Meh. I'm not religious but I feel grateful and thankful for precious time I get to spend with my kids, for beautiful weather, etc. That doesn't mean I'm grateful to anyone or anything in particular. Honestly, some people are so militantly anti-religion that they get up in arms (so to speak) at anything that could even be construed as having religious connotations.
- javert 14y ago
  Spot on analysis. I think it would be interesting to have a gratitude journal in which gratitude to myself is copiously recorded. e.g. "I'm really grateful that I had the dedication to get up early this morning so that I could make this day more useful to myself."