The Dark Side of Gratitude

On gratitude, grief, and grumpiness

With thanksgiving rapidly approaching, I see the #grateful and #gratitude hashtags making their rounds and I have to confess: I have very mixed feelings. It’s not that gratitude isn’t important, it’s just that I see it enforced in a toxic way around this time of year as though it’s possible to dispel grief with gratitude or even that it’s possible to co…