The MisFitNation Show | #VeteransWeek #GratitudeInAction
“If you think about it, gratitude is a lot like this pasture. If I ignore it, it dries up. It doesn’t matter how good the soil was this year—if I don’t water it, it turns to dust. And that’s kind of how life works, right? Gratitude isn’t automatic, it requires maintenance.”
Chris Lancia, US Army Veteran, brings a powerful reminder that gratitude is an action, not an accident.
He compares it to his wife’s pottery—how she takes a lump of clay that looks like nothing and patiently shapes it into something beautiful. Gratitude works the same way. It’s not pretending everything is perfect; it’s trusting that no matter what else is happening, something good can still grow here.
Science backs it up too—gratitude literally rewires the brain, boosting dopamine and serotonin, the chemicals that bring joy and connection.
“Most of us are already growing something. The question is—are we watering weeds, or are we watering gratitude?”
So today, water what’s working.
Feed what’s good.
Because gratitude doesn’t grow by accident—it grows because you do.
🌱 Go out and do something good today.
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