Daily Gratitude: It seems we’ve lost sight of this. Instead of having each other’s backs, we’re at each other’s backs. We must always remember, though, that we are a tribal species and we are made and programmed to work together. Can you find just one or two other people in your life and work together with them for a short bit. They may not hold all the same ideas you have but if they are people you want to hang around with, then they have some qualities you admire and want to cultivate. Can you and they make a pact to work together on something simple, or at least not controversial? Since politics is the big triggering and dividing topic nowadays what can you bond over that has nothing to do with politics? Make it something you both can actually do something about – maybe it’s helping the unhoused people in your area, or working at a food pantry? Anything in service to others. Focus on what you can do, not the hopeless feelings that accompany the things you have no control over. That way you can actually make a difference and at the same time strengthen the bond and companionship you are fostering. There are many things you have in common. Why not concentrate on those things you can actually influence? You’ll feel better and so will the people you’re working with