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  • macrocarpa@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldEvery day.
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    17 days ago

    Like I said, gratitude is hard.

    It is hard to have gratitude when there is inequality

    It is hard to have gratitude when competition is encouraged and enshrined by people who benefit from it

    It is hard to have gratitude when the constructs in which we live seem unjust

    It is hard to wake up and look around and find something to be grateful for

    It is hard to be grateful when all you can see is what you don’t have

    Being genuinely appreciative of what you do have leads to a quieter mind and a happier life. We have one life.

    It comes across as some stupid bullshit, I know. But the resentment and frustration aren’t useful. Clarity of mind and purpose is, and is more sustainable than passion and anger.

    My 2c.


  • I live in Australia

    The homicide rate here is 0.86 deaths per 100k people per year

    Of those, approx 66% are male.

    The suicide rate is 12.3 deaths per 100k per year.

    Of those, 75% are male.

    The statistics are similar in most Western countries.

    Pause for a second and think about the last time that you heard that mentioned either in casual conversation or in the news media.

    It is not spoken about.