To be grateful means giving thanks for more than just the things we want, but also for the things that surmount our pride and stubbornness. Sometimes the things I've wanted and worked for, if I actually received them, would have crushed me. Sometimes just giving thanks for the mystery of it all brings everything and everyone closer, the way suction pulls streams of water together. So take a chance and openly give thanks, even if you're not sure what for, and feel the plenitude of all that is living brush up against your heart.
With love & gratitude,
Hannah Gratitude, derived from the Latin word gratia (meaning grace, graciousness, or gratefulness) is the feeling that embodies the word "Thank you". Gratitude is the experience of counting one's blessings. The unexpected reward of a kind deed that is magically produced by your brain. It's the cute, tingly feeling in your body that makes you smile at strangers.
In the world of brain science, there's a study that illustrated the immediate effectiveness of gratitude - and it turns out that gratitude directly influences our 'happiness'. This study was done on subjects experiencing gratitude and it was found that they were influencing their hypothalamus in real-time. The hypothalamus is the teeny part of your brain that directly influences sleep, eating, and stress. Gratitude also stimulates the part of the brain associated with the neurotransmitter dopamine. When you ask yourself "What am I grateful for?" or "What would make today great?" you are taking a step to build new pathways in your brain. You are creating a happiness response. Doing this consistently gives you consistently better days. Can you take a few minutes each day to count your blessings? What are you grateful for today? With love & gratitude, Hannah |
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