I never made my children say thank you because from an early age I knew that it had to come from a deep place inside: true gratitude. I would always encourage them to be grateful. Always.
And just to clarify, wanting approval is wanting love, wanting respect or wanting friendship; wanting to be liked. It is wanting our friends and family to think well of us. It is the sense of lacking the love or approval. Lack = want.
As we embark on what will surely be a unique holiday season, I cannot help but start to think about gratitude. From what I am daily grateful for to how I came about being grateful in the first place. Somehow, it always comes back to my kids. I am grateful for my kids….
One of the Heart of Releasing students wrote to me recently and asked about wanting approval.
And just to clarify, wanting approval is wanting love, wanting respect or wanting friendship; wanting to be liked. It is wanting our friends and family to think well of us. It is the sense of lacking the love or approval. Lack = want.
