"Gratitude Doesn't Erase Grief" [View all]

"In your grief, have you been told by family and friends to be grateful? I imagine the answer is a resounding yes. If so, I'll be very clear: we need to stop this madness."

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"It's well-meaning bullshit, but it's still bullshit. Why? Because it’s based on two fundamentally flawed assumptions: first, it assumes that gratitude has the ability to fix grief. Second, it assumes that grieving people are less prone to be grateful than those who aren't grieving. Both of these assumptions are ludicrous."

(worth a read)

http://www.timjlawrence.com/blog/2014/12/15/gratitude-doesnt-erase-grief