A practice of gratitude is not about dismissing sadness, anger, fear, or confusion. Rather, it offers us the opportunity to see that we often experience multiple feelings at once; to welcome joy into the same places where we hold grief; to turn our attention to what is quietly growing and breathing day by day, which, to our possible surprise, includes ourselves. 

~ Kristin Lin

Victoria Amazonica, Amazon Rain Forest, Peru – photo by jkraft5, bigstockphoto.com