Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have
into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order,
confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a
stranger into a friend.
Melody Beattie
Improved sleep quality
Something as simple as writing down a list of things you are thankful for at the end of the day
can also help people sleep better. A 2009 study in
the Journal of Psychosomatic
Research found that those who expressed gratitude more often
slept better and longer than those who didn’t. Newsweek 2015
Gratitude improves
physical health
Grateful people
experience fewer aches and pains and they report feeling healthier than
other people, according to a 2012 study published in Personality and Individual Differences.
Not surprisingly, grateful people are also more likely to take care of their
health. They exercise more often and are more likely to attend regular
check-ups with their doctors, which is likely to contribute to further
longevity. Forbes 2014
Gratitude improves psychological health. Gratitude
reduces a multitude of toxic emotions, ranging from envy and resentment to
frustration and regret. Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., a leading gratitude
researcher, has conducted multiple studies on the link between gratitude and
well-being. His research confirms that gratitude effectively increases
happiness and reduces depression. Forbes 2014
It makes you more optimistic
Being gracious can
contribute to a healthier outlook. In
a 2003 study, researchers split up a group of people and had some of them
write about what they were grateful for during the week, some write about
hassles, and a third group write about neutral things that happened to them.
After a few weeks, the researchers found that the people who wrote about things
they were grateful for were more optimistic and reported feeling better about
themselves. They even exercised more than the group that wrote about things
that irritated them. "Results suggest that a conscious focus on blessings
may have emotional and interpersonal benefits," the study authors write.
Time 2015
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