One of the things that I have learned is that gratitude is more about doing and demonstrating than it is about a feeling. That said, I have also often experienced feeling grateful when I have practiced showing gratitude. Going one step further, a wise friend suggested that I begin the practice of doing something for someone--an act of gratitude if you will--without getting caught. Along these same lines, I try to do things for others without any expectation of getting anything in return; this helps keep me from doing things for others with selfish or ulterior motives.
On May 8, 2014 JKooyman wrote:
One of the things that I have learned is that gratitude is more about doing and demonstrating than it is about a feeling. That said, I have also often experienced feeling grateful when I have practiced showing gratitude. Going one step further, a wise friend suggested that I begin the practice of doing something for someone--an act of gratitude if you will--without getting caught. Along these same lines, I try to do things for others without any expectation of getting anything in return; this helps keep me from doing things for others with selfish or ulterior motives.