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How Gratitude Saved Him From Misery - David Lorimer AKA today.iam.grateful | 106

September 24, 2025 • Jack Wagoner • Episode 106

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 106
Guesting David Lorimer AKA ⁨@today.iam.grateful⁩

Gratitude isn’t soft. It’s power.

In this episode, I sit down again with David Lorimer, the man behind the Today I Am Grateful movement followed by over 400,000 people. Online, David is known for posting daily videos on what he is grateful for and is at the forefront of the gratitude moment. However, this isn’t just a list of nice things. We dive into how gratitude can literally save your life, how to find it when everything falls apart, and why society has made it “against the rules” to enjoy where you are.

David shares his lowest point, when he couldn’t even name one thing to be grateful for—until a flash of blue from a bird changed everything. From there we explore toxic positivity, why success never feels enough, and how gratitude flips pain into growth.

This one left me buzzing. I promise you’ll never look at gratitude the same way again.

Key Discussion Points
•Losing yourself and finding gratitude
•The bluebird that started it all
•Why success always moves the goalpost
•Toxic positivity vs. real healing
•Turning anger and sadness into gratitude

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Chapters:
00:00 The Power of Gratitude
11:55 Levels of Gratitude
21:55 Finding Joy in the Ordinary
30:02 The Interdependence of Life
33:39 The Journey of Gratitude
38:51 Navigating Difficult Days
43:08 Building a Positive Community
46:54 Creating Local Change
54:10 The Balance of Emotions
01:00:18 Gratitude as a Tool for Change
01:06:27 Introduction and Gratitude
01:06:57 Podcast Structure and Future Episodes

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.