Aristotle argued that we become what we habitually do. If we spend our days thinking of everything that has gone poorly and how dark our future appears, we can think ourselves into misery.

While we should pay attention to the many injustices to be righted, we can also make...

• In Judaism, the first words of the morning prayer could be translated, "I thank you."
• From a Christian perspective, thanksgiving is vital. Jesus gives thanks before he shares his last meal with his disciples.
• The 55th chapter of the

One way to cultivate a disposition of gratitude is to give thanks regularly - at the beginning of the day, at meals, and at the end of the day.

Holidays, weeks, seasons, and years can be punctuated with thanks - grateful prayer, writing thank-you notes, and keeping a gratitude journal.