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._ã ~Cynthia Ozick How often do you pause to appreciate what...
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...
_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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Depression is the opposite of a state of thankfulness and being thankful and grateful could help symptoms of depression. Research that appeared in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology confirmed that those individuals who kept a weekly gratitude journal were more optimistic about life,...
Please enjoy below yet another great article on the benefits of gratitude and how, among other things, it's guaranteed to enhance your happiness...
by Sherri Fisher Did you know that over two thirds of happiness experiences are relationship oriented? Gratitude is the feeling we experience when we perceive ourselves as the recipient of an intentional gift from another. In many ways, it is the ultimate positive emotion, and for...
