Gratitude: How and Why to Practice This Key to a Happy Life

Gratitude very quickly leads to joy.
Gratitude: How and Why to Practice This Key to a Happy Life
Through art, the world suddenly blooms again in all its inexhaustible richness. Biba Kayewich
Walker Larson
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I once heard a story about a man checking into a medical facility for an extended stay. He was shown to his room, which included the standard fare—a bed, a chair, a single window, a TV, a bathroom, and little else. No doubt, it was much smaller than the place he previously called home. He couldn’t fit many of his possessions in his new accommodations, and the cloudy day cast the room in a dull, gray light.

He turned to the nurse with a large smile and said of the room, “I love it.”

Walker Larson
Walker Larson
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Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."