
ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE ©
by J. Michaels
The story — in my words
I wrote this one during a season where I felt like I was constantly chasing the next milestone without ever stopping to appreciate the ground I was standing on. We cut this in a quiet studio late at night to capture that specific, hushed energy of a guided meditation. I wanted to blend the raw, earthy feel of country rock with a structure that actually helps the listener breathe. When I recorded the spoken transitions, I was literally closing my eyes and trying to step into that 'grateful self' I talk about in the lyrics. It isn't just a song to me; it’s a tool I built because I needed to hear these words myself. We kept the instrumentation warm and steady to mirror that golden light I kept visualizing.
© 2026 Joel Galston. All rights reserved.
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