The Neuroscience Of Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier

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October 30, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. - Max Planck - The Neuroscience Of Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier "Consider this: Negative attitudes are bad for you. And gratitude, it turns out, makes you happier and healthier. If you invest in a way of seeing the world that is mean and frustrated, you're going to get a world that is, well, more mean and frustrating. But if you can find any authentic reason to give thanks, anything that is going right with the world or your life, and put your attention there, then statistics say you're going to be better off." This article draws from contemporary neuroscience to make a compelling case for an attitude of gratitude. It also offers up three simple practices we can adopt to help build this important muscle. { read more } Be The Change Commit to building your gratitude muscle! Sign up for the 21-Day Gratitude Challenge that launches next week. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy Benefits of Rising Early -- and How to Do It 7 Habits of Mindful Eating How To Trick Your Brain for Happiness Manic Nation: Why We're Addicted to Stress Roger Ebert Goes Gently Into That Good Night The Little Guide To Contentedness When Nothing Works DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 132,353 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More