Gratitude Practice For Discomfort And Difficulty

Stress, discomfort and difficulty are natural parts of our experience, but we don't have to just grin and bear suffering. Gratitude can be an effective way to lessen our suffering in the moment and get unstuck from the story of our difficulty. In this practice, we use compassion to acknowledge our difficulty, and intentional gratitude to soothe ourselves.

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The ending line about finding room for your whole self nearly brought me to tears this morning. 🤍 As someone who is often labeled “too much”, these concepts are challenging for me, but they were presented well in this meditation. I’ll be back to practice making room for discomfort AND gratitude.

Given all my health issues right now, it would be easy to give up. Yet there is always something to be grateful for. Thank you for this reminder

Excellent nudge toward accepting dual realities; Anger and fear ebbing as gratitude and comfort flow.

That was very helpful. Allowing space for my discomfort really was the first step to alleviating it.

My first time to meditate with my mom. She’s recovering from a massive stroke last month. It was truly a sweet privilege and experience.🙏💗🦋