The greater our perspective in life, the more permanent…
The greater our perspective in life, the more permanent and deep is our gratitude. Nothing needs to happen to make us feel good. We simply appreciate what we have. To the degree we are egocentric. We are constantly angry and frustrated at life for coming up short.
— from The Air Traffic Controller (God)
In the book
To be grateful does not require pretending that everything in your life is good; it only means that whatever good there is, you have actually noticed it. And the deeper your perspective grows, the more permanent and unshakable the gratitude becomes, until nothing in particular has to happen on a given day for you to feel that the day itself is a gift. Some things, sadly, we are unable to appreciate at all until we have lost them — so the discipline is to notice them now, while they are still in your hands. — The Air Traffic Controller (God)
Also belongs to
- The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)
- The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)