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Yes! Gratitude Helps
In my last article, I wrote about Dr Emmons' cutting edge research on the nature of gratitude. He defines gratitude as: "A virtue and an emotion — a knowing awareness that we are the recipients of goodness". His view is that gratitude is the best approach to life. Now let's continue to Dr Emmons' next 5 outstanding prescriptions for the basic practice of gratitude...
Does Gratitude Help?
Recently one of my friends told me about a book called Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Dr. Robert Emmons. It's a fascinating book that shows his very poignant research findings which are relevant for all of us who are struggling with financial issues, parenting challenges, and everyday trials and tribulations. Dr. Emmons stated that at first he thought gratitude was a simplistic emotion, but he discovered in fact that it is a very complex phenomenon that can measurably change people's lives.