Rain on a tin roof is the kind of sound people buy apps to fall asleep to. Some of you get it for free.
GRATITUDE
WHAT THIS MEANS
Living with something constantly makes you blind to what other people pay for. Rain on metal is the sound somebody in a city is piping through headphones from a recording, and it is free, unlimited and currently annoying you slightly. Whatever is constantly available where you live has stopped registering as a feature. That is normal perception rather than ingratitude, and it is correctable with about a minute of attention.
List three things that are free where you live and cost money elsewhere. Use one of them on purpose tonight, with nothing else running.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
What free sound do you already have that others pay for?
MORE IN GRATITUDE & PRESENCE
- Even a bad day usually has one good minute in it. Learning to find that minute is a skill.
- Your first car will probably be somebody’s old car. Someone kept it running long enough for you to get it.
- Wait until you feel grateful and you’ll wait a while. Make noticing a habit and the feeling tends to follow.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.