Did you know… Gratitude can make people prefer sweet foods

In a fun study from 2015, researchers found that gratitude causes individuals to prefer sweeter foods! According to researchers, this is because they the experience leading to gratitude makes people infer that they must be deserving of sweetness. Read more on this and...

Day 25: Grateful for liking our own lives 

We’re busy liking things on social media, but do you ‘like’ your life?  We are 25 days into a comprehensive burst of practicing gratitude and you may find it is still easy to sometimes worry about what’s not working in your life.  Worrying and imagination...

Did you know… Gratitude can help you make more friends

If you want to expand your social circle, try saying these two words: Thank you. In a 2015 study published in the journal Emotion, thanking a new acquaintance makes them more likely to seek an ongoing relationship. Read more here  

Day 24: Grateful for believing 

This attitude of gratitude stuff works. It really does!  We know people have connected and reconnected with people. They’ve created space for amazing things to happen and opportunities to come to them both personally and professionally.  Each year we run...

Day 23: Grateful for gifting 

Want to be happy? Give a little bit. Money, time and skills are all valuable gifts.   Studies show that people who spent even small amounts of money on other people felt measurably happier than when they spent it on themselves.  Across the 136 countries...

Day 22: Grateful for acting 

We’re not talking about the Oscars, but you need to start acting. Thinking and planning are great but mean nothing if not acted on. Is there an area in your life where you could be taking action?  Some dramatic world events and changes to personal circumstances...

Did you know… Gratitude can help you cope better 

After trauma, being grateful can make you happier and decrease negative emotions and stress. Gratitude has been shown to have many of the above benefits for happiness, health, positive emotions, and negative emotions on people with neuromuscular diseases and chronic...
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