That’s correct. It isn’t. No matter what the topic. When people are talking about institutional and systemic inequity and racism and are asking you to reflect on your own privilege, you might hear blame. You might not like how you feeling hearing the word, especially how it relates to you, and resist. After all, you are progressive and want —possibly even have worked for civil rights. Having this conversation in the context of blame will be super challenging. Because it isn’t your fault. Yet you have contributed to the issue.
Read MoreWhy be grateful when the day (relationship, project, moment) just sucks? Because it changes everything.
You do not have to be pleasant and wear lovely yoga pants and burn incense to have a gratitude practice. Grumpy Gratitudes are just fine.
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