gratitude Tag

By Erin Skarda for Time magazine If you need another reason to give thanks at the dinner table on Thursday, how's this: people who maintain an "attitude of gratitude" tend to be happier and healthier than those who don't, according to a lengthy and instructive article...

26 November, 2010

t turns out, giving thanks is good for your health. A growing body of research suggests that maintaining an attitude of gratitude can improve psychological, emotional and physical well-being. Adults who frequently feel grateful have more energy, more optimism, more social connections and more happiness than...

24 November, 2010

So, I started reading a new book yesterday which will not come as a surprise to anyone who knows me or anyone who regularly reads my blogs and/or eNewsletters. One of my top strengths is a love of learning so I consume books like most...

18 November, 2010

I recently found this wonderful little article on a website interestingly called "Tiny Buddha"! 60 Things to Be Grateful For In Life by Contributor Celestine Chua _ã–We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude._㝠~Cynthia Ozick How often do you pause to appreciate what...

11 October, 2010

Focus on what you have, not what you don't have for happiness Focus on facts, not fiction or myths or misconceptions for happiness Focus on what's getting better for happiness Because there's so much good happening and so much progress being made that we should be feeling grateful...

15 September, 2010

_ã–Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn_ã_t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn_ã_t learn a little, at least we didn_ã_t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn_ã_t die; so,...

01 June, 2010

by Susan Krauss Whitbourne for Psychology Today We all like being thanked. It's a great feeling to have someone, especially someone who doesn't stand to gain, tell us that we made a difference in their lives. In the past few weeks, I've had the good fortune...

27 May, 2010

Most of my posts are inspired by a response to something I've done, my response to something I've seen, or just an observation of something interesting and/or happiness related. Today's short post is "inspired" by...

20 April, 2010

Practising gratitude can make even tough times worthwhile; happiness isn't just enjoying the good times it's also effectively working through and learning from the difficult times. Gratitude has been found, in many contexts, to boost happiness and postive emotions as well as build resilience and...

30 March, 2010

One of the staples of positive psychology is the gratitude letter: a written and specific expression of thanks to someone who has been especially kind or important to you who has never heard you express your gratitude _ã” parents, siblings, other relatives, friends, teachers, coaches,...

21 December, 2009