MISUSE OF GRATITUDE:

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Many of us have learned to deprive ourselves of things we
might want, and sometimes things we need.

Sometimes, we can misuse the concept of gratitude to keep
ourselves unnecessarily deprived.

Gratitude for what we have is an important recovery concept.
So is believing we deserve the best and making an effort to
stop depriving ourselves an start treating ourselves well.

There is nothing wrong with buying ourselves what we want when
we can afford to do that. Learn to trust and listen to yourself
about what you want. There's nothing wrong with buying yourself
a treat, buying yourself something new.

There are times when it is good to wait. There are times when we
legitimately cannot afford a luxury. But there are times when we can.