As we approach a season of thankfulness, author Drew Cordell explores whether it is possible to cultivate gratitude in the void 

During my teenage years, as an Australian living in the US, I experienced the quintessential American Thanksgiving. A charming Pennsylvania farming family hosted us, etching memories of the delectable aroma of creamed pumpkin into my consciousness, defying my teenage aversion to vegetables.

Yet, it wasn’t just the flavours that lingered; it was the image of a burly rancher who proceeded to pray over our Thanksgiving dinner. Expressing gratitude for family, his daughters and his wife, he shed tears of raw emotion. The juxtaposition of his alpha exterior… (Register to read the rest of the article)