In this new year, when everyone is feeling grateful (as we should be, we are alive after all in this pandemic of the century), I have decided to complicate this feeling. Because as in any human emotion, gratitude does not come easy. Curious Cat is asking a lot of tricky questions this episode. I do not necessarily have all the answers. But I think these are relevant and important questions to raise. Come along.

Show notes: 

Theological origins of gratitude: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/jscp.2000.19.1.56

Gratitude and Well Being

The Benefits of Appreciation

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010965/

Gratitude Questionnaire

https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/resources/questionnaires-researchers/gratitude-questionnaire