Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

Exercising the Gratitude Muscle 🦃☕ Every November, we pull out the pumpkin pie, the family recipes, and—if we’re honest—the gratitude list.But I’ve learned that gratitude isn’t meant to be seasonal. It’s not something we pull out like a casserole dish once a year. It’s more like a muscle. The more we use it, the stronger it gets. The less we use it, the weaker it becomes.Author Scott Savage compared gratitude to caffeine. Caffeine gives a quick boost—gratitude gives lasting strength. You can rely on caffeine to wake you up, but gratitude can lift you up.Proverbs 15:15 “For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.”A heart that practices daily gratitude doesn’t need a calendar reminder to be thankful. It feasts every day—on grace, growth, and goodness. So here’s a Thanksgiving challenge: Don’t stop giving thanks when the dishes are done. Start building your gratitude muscle every day after. Write down three things—big or small—you’re thankful for. Let’s make gratitude our daily workout, not our annual holiday.Customer Success Code: Gratitude isn’t a caffeine rush; it’s a muscle that grows stronger every day you use it.Thanks for listening to Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee with Ernie! This podcast is public, so feel free to share it.Thanks for listening to Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee with Ernie! Subscribe for free to receive new episodes Monday - Friday via Email. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketplaceproverbs.substack.com