Gratitude
Having gratitude means appreciating what you receive, whether it's something material or something intangible. People recognize the positive in their lives with gratitude. Because of this, feeling grateful also fosters a connection with something bigger than oneself, such as other people, the natural world, or greater power.
You might wonder how it all works. Here are a couple of reasons why gratitude is important and worth cultivating.
Gratitude amplifies good feelings
Thanks to gratitude, we learn to value things more, and when we value something, we get more use out of it and are less prone to take it for granted. We praise good rather than adapt to it.
It keeps toxic emotions away
It is quite easy: you cannot feel envy and gratitude at the same time – they cannot coexist as emotions. You cannot harbor resentment toward someone for possessing something you do not if you are appreciative. Both of those perspectives on the world are significantly different, and studies have found that those who express appreciation frequently also exhibit low levels of anger and jealousy.
Grateful people resist stress better
The truth is that gratitude provides people with a lens through which they can view challenging life situations and serves as a preventative measure for traumatic stress and chronic anxiety. When something awful occurs, you are already aware that many other things are more important and deserving of your attention.
It increases your self-worth
Although there are many things around us for which we should be grateful, gratitude also has the quality of being a social emotion. The point is that you can change how you view yourself once you begin to appreciate the efforts that other people have contributed to your life and when you realize that they value you.
Overall, gratitude has a strong positive influence on our mental health. It promotes self-development on the ground of self-analyze. Gratitude is worth trying as its practices are simple and the results are wonderful.
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