Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie-A Proverb Per Day Keeps Stinking Thinking At Bay · Nov 26, 2025 · 8m

Exercising the Gratitude Muscle 🦃☕ Every November, we pull out the pumpkin pie, the family recipes, and—if we’re honest—the gratitude list.

But I’ve learned that gratitude isn’t meant to be seasonal. It’s not something we pull out like a casserole dish once a year. It’s more like a muscle. The more we use it, the stronger it gets. The less we use it, the weaker it becomes.

Author Scott Savage compared gratitude to caffeine. Caffeine gives a quick boost—gratitude gives lasting strength. You can rely on caffeine to wake you up, but gratitude can lift you up.

Proverbs 15:15 “For the despondent…