If ever there was a year to start a regular gratitude ritual, this one is it. Recommended writing for all of you who need to shrug off the "ugh" and rewire your brain to see the positive.

If ever there was a year to start a regular gratitude ritual, this one is it. Recommended writing for all of you who need to shrug off the "ugh" and rewire your brain to see the positive.
Nothing gets my hips swaying like a melancholy baritone. Saxophones immediately transport me to darkened alleyways glimmering with post-rain mystery. Cellos sound like the comfort and anxious energy of a small dark room. With my body rocking like a perpetual pendulum this week, here are five things I'm loving! 1. You Bred Raptors? I was …