Gratitude and simplicity: The joys of simple living.   Gratitude originated from the Latin word ‘gratus’, meaning thankful or pleasing, and in the hurly–burly of today’s life, we are repeatedly reminded to express our gratitude for the small blessings bestowed on us. I can gripe about the weather, the traffic jams, the maid, and Oh! I’m spoiled for choice. I could be chasing success, career, money, or glamour or be weighed down by challenges. There are these picture-perfect images on social media that can leave me discontented and dissatisfied with my own life.  It doesn’t strike me that despite the chase and challenges, I’m still richly blessed, even if they are things that I usually take for granted.  It is these precious moments that make life worth living, especially when life gets overwhelming. . I’m so caught up with the business of living, I rarely take time to reflect on what I have. When I practice gratitude, I clear my mind of clutter and of neg...