Gratitude

In fact, gratitude may be one of the most overlooked tools that we all have access to every day. Cultivating gratitude doesn’t cost any money and it certainly doesn’t take much time, but the benefits are enormous. Research reveals gratitude can have these seven benefits:

1. Gratitude opens the door to more relationships.
2. Gratitude improves physical health.
3. Gratitude improves psychological health. 
4. Gratitude enhances empathy and reduces aggression.
5. Grateful people sleep better. 
6. Gratitude improves self-esteem.
7. Gratitude increases mental strength.

We all have the ability and opportunity to cultivate gratitude. Simply take a few moments to focus on all that you have – rather than complain about all the things you think you deserve. Developing an “attitude of gratitude” is one of the simplest ways to improve your satisfaction with life.

Gratitude is an emotion expressing appreciation for what one has- as opposed to. Gratitude is getting a great deal of attention as a facet of positive psychology: Studies show that we can deliberately cultivate gratitude, and can increase our well.being and happiness by doing so. In addition, gratefulness- and especially expression of it to others- is associated with encreased energy, optimism, and empathy.