To create a real-time felt sense of gratitude notice them when they are currently happening. Communicate them directly, out loud - to the specific target of the gratitude, to a random person, or to an empty room. The act of vocalizing gratitude can reify it.

Interstitial is becoming my favorite word. Interstitial gratitude. Seeing gratitude in the current situation. Gratitude in the present moment. If you're going to add anything to the present moment, let it be a sense of gratitude.

What makes this so powerful is that gratitude becomes a normal by-product daily life. It requires no evaluating, comparing or thinking.

This post is meant to help us renew our commitment to caring for the world and remind our future selves to be fractionally better than before. This post points to where I want to work on my mental fitness and ‘adulting.’ It is a reminder to operate in the world with love and compassion and includes tips put together in moments of clarity to help when caught up in the world’s uncontrollable chaos. Please, continue the conversation anytime: will@kestrelcreek.com.