Gratitude

Gratitude

Exploration shows that embracing a disposition of appreciation essentially communicating appreciation and being more grateful can quantifiably improve your general prosperity for instance examines demonstrate that appreciation can build bliss reduce depression and strength and resiliency grateful people often experience reduce blood pressure less chronic pain increase energy even longer lives people who purposefully express more gratitude report higher self-esteem than those who don't and they're more likely to help others a pro-social behavior also linked to greater happiness people who capture grateful thoughts before bed sleep better than those who don't why so many positive changes because gratitude actually rewire our brains kick-starting in the production of dopamine and serotonin like antidepressants these feel-good neurotransmitters activate the Bliss center of the mind making sensations of bliss and satisfaction this has all the earmarks of being self-propagating research proposes that with standard practice you'll prepare your prefrontal cortex to more readily appreciate and hold positive experiences and thoughts and to deflect the negative ones here are a few simple ways to deliberately cultivate that attitude of gratitude celebrate minor accomplishments think about what you have rather than dwelling on what you don't tell the people in your life something you appreciate about them tell yourself to volunteer hold a door for stranger or simply grin more and you'll likely feel better as graciousness and giving are associated with appreciation comparable good cerebrum changes can happen from normal reflection and care keep an every day appreciation journal using an old-fashioned notebook or a hi-tech app the science is clear give gratitude ago you'll be thankful you did.