In one sense today's Gratitude Attitude is super obvious. :) As in, of course I am grateful for breathing since that is how I know I am still alive. But, if you know me at all you know I like to go a little deeper. I'm also grateful for the moments of soul breathing. You know what I mean? All of us need our souls to breathe in today's hustle and bustle. So when my soul is presented with an opportunity to breathe I am grateful. I embrace the chance to breathe deep and let my soul rest from the noise of life. How about you? Do you appreciate soul rest or do you ignore the need for it?
There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.
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