Gratitude is a gracious acknowledgment of all that sustains us, a bow to our blessings, great and small. Gratitude is the confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk can invigorate our own life. This episode of the Heart Wisdom podcast is a reflection on gratitude.

“In a moment, we can shift our identity and step out of what’s called the body of fear. We can release what we’ve carried when we were—as we can be—so loyal to our suffering, and become something bigger.”