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Gratitude as a selfish act

I was just reading a recent issue of the Finer Minds newsletter entitled: “3 Reasons Why Gratitude Needs to Be Part of Your Daily Routine.”

Now you and I know that we “should” be grateful, that it’s an evolved, spiritual thing to do. We also experienced how good it feels.

In my experience, lots of us haven’t kept up a conscious daily gratitude practice. We started a daily journal and it fizzled out, or we forget to consciously turn to gratitude when we are worried about the economy, angry at our spouses, or sad about the loss of a friend.

So here an exerpt from the Finer Minds newsletter that reminds us how we all benefit from gratitude:

Robert Emmons, a University of California (Davis) Psychology professor, has come out with a book that documents the gratitude-happiness effect: Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier.

His research shows how:

• People who regularly practice grateful thinking can increase their “set-point” for happiness by as much as 25%.
• Such increases in happiness can be sustained over a period of months, challenging the previously held notion that our “set-point” is frozen at birth.
• Keeping a gratitude journal for as little as three weeks can result in better sleep and more energy.

And if that wasn’t motivating enough, maybe this video will do it. Take the time to watch it; it’s sheer joy.

Maybe it will beat the popularity of the chicken dance at weddings (yes, some people still do that!)

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