Take It With You

In this episode of Take It With You, the host closes the week with a final excerpt from Ross Gay's Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, tracing gratitude as it moves from a practice to an overflowing, messy, and deeply human presence — holding joy, grief, and the strange beauties of everyday life. Tune in tomorrow for the full poem read straight through, and consider following or sharing the show and joining the community to reflect on what the piece pulls up for you.

This episode explores a quieter, harder kind of gratitude — the way thankfulness can coexist with loss, pain, and unresolved feelings. Using Ross Gay's Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude as a touchstone, the host invites listeners to stay with difficult emotions rather than rushing to fix them. You're encouraged to notice one small real thing that mattered, to sit with it, and to share the episode with someone who might need this gentle reminder.

Morning reflection on gratitude as a deliberate, sometimes difficult choice. Drawing on Ross Gay's Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, Mitch reads a passage about composting, community work, and the beauty that comes from getting your hands dirty. The episode explores gratitude as an act of participation and defiance — staying in your life on purpose, noticing small real things, and choosing thankfulness even when life is messy and fleeting.

Hello friends — Mitch welcomes you to the first episode of Take It With You, a weekday series of short, uplifting poetry and reflections. In this episode Mitch reads an excerpt from Ross Gay's "Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude," explores the theme of gratitude as a practice grown with others, and closes with a gentle invitation to carry that gratitude through your day.

Hello, good morning, and welcome to Take It With You — a short daily podcast of poetry and positivity released Monday through Friday at 7 a.m. In 10–15 minutes each episode, find something to lift your spirits, give you strength, and help you face the day with a little more hope.