gratitude Tag

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,...

21 November, 2009

Please enjoy below yet another great article on the benefits of gratitude and how, among other things, it's guaranteed to enhance your happiness...

19 November, 2009

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...

06 November, 2009

_ã–You can_ã_t be grateful and not be happy._㝠Speaking was Robert A. Emmons, a UC Davis professor of psychology. We were sitting at a table in Selvester_ã_s Cafê© by the Creek at Chico State. _ã–Gratefulness is a sure route to happiness,_㝠he added. Emmons, the university_ã_s President_ã_s...

30 October, 2009

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it's good to know that science now has evidence that an attitude of gratitude not only feels great, but has a healing effect on the body, especially the heart, mind and spirit. This is the message Dr. Robert Emmons,...

28 October, 2009

I've written often about the links between happiness and gratitude; saying thanks can make both the thanker and the thankee experience positive emotions including happiness AND satisfaction, joy, contentment, pride etc I recently read a great book titled "Just Listen" and this morning stumbled across this...

25 September, 2009

I've written much and spoken often about the benefits of cultivating gratitude and appreciation. We know, without a shadow of doubt, that those who more actively practice gratitude and appreciation enjoy more happiness and health in their lives. But what happens when people DON'T express their...

17 September, 2009

The American psychologist Robert Emmons, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Positive Psychology, is one of the foremost researchers in the psychology of gratitude, part of the growing discipline of positive psychology. Together with his colleague Michael McCullough, he has done pioneering work in the scientific...

19 August, 2009