Being Grateful Is Good For You!
Gratitude and health: Feeling thankfulcan improveyourhealth inboth direct and indirect ways. Some research shows that the experience of gratitudecan induceasenseofrelaxation, improve the immunesystem, and decrease blood pressure. But grateful people also tend to cultivate better health habits, like eating more nutritious food, exercising, and avoiding risky behaviors. In addition, the optimism that stems from gratitude can create a healing attitude: research shows that people with optimistic attitudes have better outcomes after medical procedures. Gratitude and joy: Robert Emmons, an internationally renowned scientific expert on gratitude, has found that acknowledging the good in life has a tendency to amplify positive emotions, such as joy and contentment, because it helps us slow down. “I think gratitude allows us to participate more in life,” he says. “We notice the positives more, and that magnifies the pleasures you get from life.” Consider the last time you had a good cup of coffee—did you pay attention to the warmth
of the cup on your hands, or the feeling of pleasure as you took the first sip? It’s easy to ignore these small moments of positivity in our day as we rush from one activity to another, but stopping to appreciate them makes them more powerful. Gratitude and resilience: Practicinggratitudecanalsomakeyoubetter equipped to handle the difficulties of life that inevitably arise. In fact, accordingtoEmmons, it’sanessentialpartoftheprocessofhealing from trauma.Evendespaircanbemitigatedby theexperienceofappreciation for thegood,howeverslight itmightbe.Manysurvivorsof theHolocaust, when asked to tell their stories, remember most strongly the feelings of gratitude for food, shelter, or clothing that was offered to them. This sense of thankfulness for the small blessings helped them maintain their humanity despite experiencing a horrific tragedy.
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