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Why gratitude practices can feel spiritually bypassing

I know I should be grateful for my life but listing things I'm thankful for feels fake when I'm genuinely miserable most of the time.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Authentic gratitude arises from presence with what is, not mental effort to change what is being felt.

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