After I read the editorial by the girl who didn’t get accepted into her top choice schools, I was amazed by her sense of entitlement. One of my students showed an interview with this writer once her editorial went viral, and I was further amazed. She was unfazed by the criticism she has received. Not even that. She was giddy with the attention.

Gross.

Then I read this hilarious blog post about Generation X and how tired that generation is of the sense of entitlement of the younger folks. (God, are we that old?) It suddenly became a priority for me to create a sense of- what is the opposite of entitlement?- gratitude in my own child.

I myself having been practicing gratitude as a part of my yoga practice for a while. But it has definitely occurred to me that I need to make this practice more overt for my son. Today we discussed the many things for which we are grateful. Here’s my list:

My wonderful, loving husband
My kind, sensitive son
My two pups, the good one and the bad
My smart colleagues and the collegial department in which I work
Spring
Allergy pills
My son’s dentist and her email reminders
Game of Thrones (the show and the books)
My healthy body
My yoga teacher who helped me into Ultimate Balance

I will stop here for now.

Namaste.