To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. ~Johannes A. Gaertner
This will be an abbreviated post because you have a full to-do list ranging from preparing a Thanksgiving feast to consuming said feast to digesting it in a supine position. Here we go.
Having an attitude of gratitude improves ... everything
Every week I search several sites looking for answers to whatever intrigues me. Sometimes I only find educated opinions that are in conflict with other sets of educated opinions. This time I hit the mother lode–definitive responses singing in harmony.
The American Heart Association assures us that being grateful improves our sleep, our mood, and our ability to fight sickness. Further, it reduces the risk of depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. UCLA Health agrees, as does the Mayo Clinic, the NIH, and Berkeley.
New York Presbyterian goes one step further, suggesting that sincere gratitude fosters better relationships. This isn’t rocket science. Humans are naturally inclined to hang around with other humans who have a positive attitude, and we achieve that outlook when we focus on what we have and not what we don’t have.
People and sights and sounds for which I am grateful - what are yours?
Well, yes, I am thankful for a repeat
Yes, I mentioned some of the same studies in my Thanksgiving post a year ago, and yes, it is essentially the same message. Tis the season, and my “I am so blessed to have …” is intact. I have family (here and across the pond) and friends from one coast to another. I have the pleasure of spending time in a place I love with people who have become dear to me. I have ears to hear music and the sound of laughter, and I see a beautiful sunrise almost every morning. Those are but a drop in the cornucopia of the gifts I am granted.
This Thanksgiving, I hope you have also been blessed with a similar cornucopia, and that you have time between courses to absorb the bounty.
Happy Thanksgiving my friend.
I am glad to have you in my life.
Back at you, Walt. Seriously.
Great message! Thank you for bringing attention to what should be obvious, but is often overlooked. I too have some many things to be thankful for each and every day, you being at the of the list.
Ben S.
Aww, that’s so sweet. Thank you. ♥️
Thanks Gayle,
So blessed in so many ways!
Happy Thanksgiving my friend.