Since I share old, bad notes...

... that I save and find in random places, drawers, piles, wedged in favorite books – I mean notes from Megan like "Daddy, If you don't love me just take me to Mom's and I won't come back" – then I can share nice ones. I like the one below. I preach the shit out of gratitude, and I preach it primarily so they feel better, M 'n' m – though a neat side effect is parental pride – because the science is in; practicing gratitude is loaded with benefits. I know that high-energy, high-achieving people – the sluggers in business and life, the doers, the winners – often have gratitude and optimism rituals, or see the world naturally this way. If you're grateful for the glass and its contents, you probably see it as half full.