How Feelings of Gratitude Breed Happiness and Well-Being

Great to see the love being spread around - happy thanksgiving!

Amplify’d from healthland.time.com

If you need another reason to give thanks at the dinner table on Thursday, how's this: people who maintain an "attitude of gratitude" tend to be happier and healthier than those who don't, according to a lengthy and instructive article this week in the Wall Street Journal.

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The WSJ's Melinda Beck reports that adults who feel grateful have "more energy, more optimism, more social connections and more happiness than those who do not, according to studies conducted over the past decade. They're also less likely to be depressed, envious, greedy or alcoholics."

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