The Power of Gratefulness: Challenges To Gratitude

Yesterday's look at Scripture and research made a great case for the importance and power of gratitude.  Yet, somehow, gratitude seems to be at odds with our hardwiring.  Sin and survival both seem to nudge the brain toward negativity, and life can be genuinely painful, even agonizing at times.  Gratitude can threaten our senses of control, fairness, and more.  But gratitude is important in a painful world, and our brain chemistry needs it to help us navigate the difficulty.  Cinthia discusses how to move against the flow to thankfulness.