Gratitude is Good for Your Health

I was watching Oprah the other day and Dr Oz. was talking about how gratitude is good for your health. In our busy world, giving gratitude is something that we often forget to do.

Dr Oz went on to talk about the villages whose members are documented to have longevity. He states, "If you're grateful for the things that have always happened to you, sometimes they're not always good, but you find lessons and meaning in them," Dr. Oz says. "Hope isn't about a good outcome. It's about making sense of stuff. And these people have made sense of their life, and they do it all the time."

Research shows that simply focusing each day on three to five things for which you can be grateful will increase your health and happiness. Everyone has something to be grateful for. Just being alive for one. Having a child, having enough money to buy food, having shelter, but we often take these for granted.

For an even stronger dose of health and happiness, express your gratitude to someone else. Holding the thought of gratitude for a good friend will benefit you. Expressing that gratitude to the friend will benefit both of you.

Make an wonderful opportunity to recognize all the little things in our lives that we can be grateful for. And, if it's people in your life that you are most grateful for...Tell them.

What are you grateful for?

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