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...
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...
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
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...
Research shows that expressing gratitude for those we care about can improve the relationship for both parties by bringing us closer to the other individual and sustaining the relationship for the long-term. Read more: In a study in the journal Personal...
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...
People who keep a gratitude journal have a reduced dietary fat intake - as much as 25 percent lower. Stress hormones like cortisol are 23 per cent lower in grateful people. And having a daily gratitude practice could actually reduce the effects of aging to the brain....
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...
Generally, gratitude has been shown in multiple studies to generally make us feel good and increase positive moods, as well as improve self-esteem. Read more here
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...