Gratefully Misaligned

Never apologise for wanting more.

The narrative of staying in a state of abundance and gratitude isn't incorrect...it just isn't explained properly.

In a 9 to 5....Mondays suck. Always have, always will.

The traditional cope method to handle this is to remind yourself of all the blessings in your life and to think of how many others have it worse. A moral argument for a strategic dilemma.

Gratitude shows up when something moves you towards fulfilment.

Resentment shows up when something exists to maintain survival.

Mondays suck, not because you're entitled but because your nervous system is reacting to the risk of wasted potential.

Comparison is irrelevant. Yes…others have it worse....not your fault. Empathy is fine...guilt is optional. You're not depressed. You're constrained.

In our younger years, it was acceptable because it paid bills, created stability and bought time. Forgetting that there's a thousand tomorrows and only one today. As time passes the tomorrows run out and todays get shorter.

So, the identity crisis begins but seems impossible to solve because "be grateful" hovers in the background on repeat. Comparison...on both sides...doesn't just steal joy. It robs ambition and morphs into self-hate.

So, the reframe goes like this.

"Why can't I be grateful?"

becomes

"What is my current situation buying and what is it costing?"

If the answer is: funding the brand, buying more time, reducing desperation or accelerating the exit velocity? Good...the situation is acceptable while the ceiling is not.

Any other answer will become resentment and will only intensify over time. You can't cope your way out of misery.

Wanting more doesn't mean you're ungrateful. It means you're misaligned.

Gratitude is a response to alignment...not a character test. It’s effort compounding into meaning. Sacrifice producing direction. Time invested justified.

The friction comes when your effort only preserves stability and time feels leased…not invested.

You not feeling grateful isn't immoral…it's diagnostic. This idea that you believe you don't deserve something because others don't have it is ridiculous.

Do the mahi(work), get the treats.

Wanting more doesn't make you unethical, it makes you strategic.

Don't eat shit for a pat on the back and a compliment. You're not a pet.

You're not ungrateful.

You're gratefully misaligned.

You count your blessings and look for more. Not because you're greedy but because unless you're stealing it or accepting without cause....who is anyone to tell you what your fair share is?

"You keep what you kill”                                                                                                  

 -Lord Marshall

I’ll meet you along the way.