I have adopted a different spelling when writing about gratitude. I prefer the combination of gratitude + attitude (= grattitude). Grattitude, for me, requires more effort. It is proactive, whereas gratitude is reactive. Grattitude is how we enter any given situation. Gratitude is how we receive the outcome.
Grattitude can be slippery. It can be like a freshly caught prize fish in the hands of a fisherman. Keeping it in our grasp may take more effort than generating our attitude of gratitude in the first place.
Grattitude requires that we start our day with thanksgiving and take productive pause throughout to maintain. It requires that we see the good that can come from all circumstances and our role in a greater Purpose.
Gratitude comes after we have received. Grattitude, on the other hand, directs what we give.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!