Despite completely embarrassing myself, I wasn’t a weirdo; I just needed to understand and accept my definition of “fun” and put boundaries around things that I did not find to be fun. And that is totally okay. No one else has to validate that fun for me. I enjoy it, and that makes it a good use of my time.

In essence, a gratitude practice is the repeated, intentional process of feeling thankful for your life. The application takes many forms, but at its root, a gratitude practice builds a habit of looking for the good and being grateful for it. With a gratitude practice, a Bliss List, and a Joy List, I am equipped and empowered to craft a happy and joyful life that is true to me.

It felt like everyone got a memo that I somehow missed. How do people know what they’re doing? How does everyone else know what choice is the right choice? The truth is that they don’t.

Every single person is making the absolute best decision they can with the information that they have.