Mussar Series | Everyday Holiness | Chapter 9: Gratitude (Hakarat HaTov)

Gratitude Isn't a Feeling. It's a Skill.

Apr 29, 2026

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We talk about gratitude a lot in Christian spaces. Gratitude journals. Thankfulness challenges. Count your blessings. And none of that is wrong, but I think we’ve been treating gratitude like a mood we’re supposed to manufacture, something you either feel or you don’t, and if you don’t feel it you try harder until it shows up.

The Mussar tradition calls …

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