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Count Your Blessings
BY N I COL E AB ENDROTH
Practicing gratitude in a way that’s intentional and sincere can have surprising effects on your health and well-being. Here’s how you can work it into your daily routine.
Why choose gratitude?
Try this quick thought experiment. Do you feel better when:
A. You remember something good in your life — a close friend, a beloved family member, or a kind act someone did for you?
B. You dwell on an event that annoys, frustrates, or angers you?
Of course it’s choice A. The reason why: Purposefully focusing on what you’re grateful for puts you in the present moment. And that can help take your mind off what you lack or soothe worries over what might go wrong in the future.
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