How do you express your gratitude?
I don’t light candles to thank the universe. I’m into the universe, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think it needs constant applause.
I don’t do affirmations. And I definitely don’t whisper sweet nothings to my dinner before eating it.
You know what I do? I say thanks with action. I work, I show up, I pay my way. I message back when someone’s had a rough day. I remember birthdays (most of the time). I say, “You alright?” and actually mean it.
I don’t need a journal to know what I’m grateful for. I’m just bloody glad I’ve got hot water, people who send me unhinged memes at exactly the right time, and enough common sense to keep my inner chaos mostly internal.
Gratitude doesn’t need to be a full-blown ritual. Sometimes, it’s just muttering “Thank f** for that”* when you realise there’s enough milk for a coffee when you wake up. Or when the last mango sorbet in Tesco basically throws itself into your basket and you thank absolutely no one, because you earned that win by surviving the day without telling someone to jog on.
So yeah, I’ve got the crystals, I burn sage when I remember, and I’m not against what other people do, but my gratitude lives in the real world. It’s in the everyday stuff. The small wins. The deep breaths. The fact I haven’t rage texted anyone this week.
I don’t need to bow to the moon to feel thankful, I just need a quiet moment, a decent brew, and the reminder that I’ve made it this far without combusting. That, to me, is more than enough.
Lottie x
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