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Steve Jobs on Gratitude

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May 19, 2023
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James Clear includes in his newsletter an email Steve Jobs sent to himself, remarking on how much we all need each other. It is also a brilliant call for gratitude.

"I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds.

I do not make any of my own clothing.

I speak a language I did not invent or refine.

I did not discover the mathematics I use.

I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate.

I am moved by music I did not create myself.

When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive.

I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with.

I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being."

Source: Email sent on September 2, 2010. Featured in Make Something Wonderful​

What is something in your life that you didn’t grow or create but which you are grateful for?

For me, I could start with Photoshop, a software program developed, maintained, and marketed by others, something I only have a partial understanding of but which has made my life richer for the past 18 years. I admit to swearing at it occasionally but I will be eternally grateful for it.

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Aussie Jo
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Anita Perez Ferguson
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May 19

At sunrise and sunset, I look toward the sky and say, "Good work!"

I am grateful for the beauty of nature that surrounds me, inspires me, and sustains my spirit.

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