Gratitude...

Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic.

— Henry Jewett (Author and influential British Protestant preacher, who has been called “the greatest preacher in the English speaking world”).

A list of 31 benefits was compiled by aggregating the results of more than 40 research studies on gratitude. In a nutshell, gratitude is supposed to make us happier, by improving our health, relationships, emotional world, personality and career. More specifically, gratitude is strongly correlated with optimism and vitality/energy level, which is said to reduce feelings of envy, make our memories happier, allow us to experience good feelings and help us bounce back from stress. A common suggestion is to spend just five minutes a day writing out what we’re grateful for... and then watch the results. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl