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The Gratitude Trap: The Everyday Blessings We All Miss...Thanksgiving 2025

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A quiet scroll can make a good life feel small. We open with a confession about the comparison loop—how shiny feeds and other people’s wins can drown out the steady gifts right in front of us—and then we pivot hard into stories that reset what matters. A chance encounter with an unhoused man, once a Boeing executive, becomes a mirror: grief, one drink, and then a domino of losses. It’s a sobering reminder that the things we chase often mask the ache for love, connection, and safety.
From there, we get practical. We talk about entitlement hiding inside comfort, how blessings turn invisible when they become normal, and a therapy tool that actually helps in the moment: relabel and reframe. A tough boss can be your “what-not-to-be” teacher. A job you once prayed for can stop being a target for complaints when you remember what it replaced. We also share a short passage from Colossians—translated into plain English—that offers a mental health reframe: lift your focus, ground your worth above your worst day, and stop letting pain define your identity.
The most vulnerable turn arrives with family patterns. Growing up too fast, a father absent in presence, and the fear of repeating a life spent exhausted and alone—these pieces become a map for changing course. We name small, sturdy joys: dog-at-the-door hellos, weeknight TV with your partner, a child’s routine you’re lucky to witness. Gratitude isn’t a holiday theme here; it’s a repeatable practice that weakens comparison’s grip and builds a quieter kind of strength.
If you’re tired of measuring your life against someone else’s highlight reel, this conversation offers a way out: attention, reframing, and community. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs a reset, and leave a review with one overlooked blessing you’re choosing to see today.

Gift For You!!! Murders to Music will be releasing "SNAPSHOTS" periodcally to keep you entertained throughout the week! Snapshots will be short, concise bonus episodes containing funny stories, tid bits of brilliance and magical moments!!! Give them a listen and keep up on the tea!

Hi, I'm Aaron your host and I would love to invite you to leave a review, send some fan mail or email me at [email protected]. Does something I'm saying resonate with you...Tell me about it! Is there something you want to hear more about...Tell me about it! This show is to provide value, education and entertainment and hopefully find its way to the WORLD! Share, Like and Love the Murders to Music Podcast!

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Chapters

1. Thanksgiving Opener & Intent (00:00:00)

2. The Comparison Spiral (00:01:28)

3. Seeing Need From A Place Of Plenty (00:04:10)

4. The Story Of Buck And A Fallen Executive (00:07:16)

5. Entitlement, Numbness, And Forgetfulness (00:14:45)

6. Reframing Burdens As Blessings (00:19:01)

7. A Faith Passage That Shifted Perspective (00:23:32)

8. Authenticity As The Podcast’s Value (00:30:00)

9. Breaking Family Patterns And Father Wounds (00:32:04)

10. What We Miss In Our Formative Years (00:37:49)

116 episodes

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A quiet scroll can make a good life feel small. We open with a confession about the comparison loop—how shiny feeds and other people’s wins can drown out the steady gifts right in front of us—and then we pivot hard into stories that reset what matters. A chance encounter with an unhoused man, once a Boeing executive, becomes a mirror: grief, one drink, and then a domino of losses. It’s a sobering reminder that the things we chase often mask the ache for love, connection, and safety.
From there, we get practical. We talk about entitlement hiding inside comfort, how blessings turn invisible when they become normal, and a therapy tool that actually helps in the moment: relabel and reframe. A tough boss can be your “what-not-to-be” teacher. A job you once prayed for can stop being a target for complaints when you remember what it replaced. We also share a short passage from Colossians—translated into plain English—that offers a mental health reframe: lift your focus, ground your worth above your worst day, and stop letting pain define your identity.
The most vulnerable turn arrives with family patterns. Growing up too fast, a father absent in presence, and the fear of repeating a life spent exhausted and alone—these pieces become a map for changing course. We name small, sturdy joys: dog-at-the-door hellos, weeknight TV with your partner, a child’s routine you’re lucky to witness. Gratitude isn’t a holiday theme here; it’s a repeatable practice that weakens comparison’s grip and builds a quieter kind of strength.
If you’re tired of measuring your life against someone else’s highlight reel, this conversation offers a way out: attention, reframing, and community. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs a reset, and leave a review with one overlooked blessing you’re choosing to see today.

Gift For You!!! Murders to Music will be releasing "SNAPSHOTS" periodcally to keep you entertained throughout the week! Snapshots will be short, concise bonus episodes containing funny stories, tid bits of brilliance and magical moments!!! Give them a listen and keep up on the tea!

Hi, I'm Aaron your host and I would love to invite you to leave a review, send some fan mail or email me at [email protected]. Does something I'm saying resonate with you...Tell me about it! Is there something you want to hear more about...Tell me about it! This show is to provide value, education and entertainment and hopefully find its way to the WORLD! Share, Like and Love the Murders to Music Podcast!

www.StreamlineEventsLLC.com
www.DoubleDownDuo.com
@StreamlineSEE
@DDownDuo
Youtube-Instagram-Facebook

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Thanksgiving Opener & Intent (00:00:00)

2. The Comparison Spiral (00:01:28)

3. Seeing Need From A Place Of Plenty (00:04:10)

4. The Story Of Buck And A Fallen Executive (00:07:16)

5. Entitlement, Numbness, And Forgetfulness (00:14:45)

6. Reframing Burdens As Blessings (00:19:01)

7. A Faith Passage That Shifted Perspective (00:23:32)

8. Authenticity As The Podcast’s Value (00:30:00)

9. Breaking Family Patterns And Father Wounds (00:32:04)

10. What We Miss In Our Formative Years (00:37:49)

116 episodes

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