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22 January 2015

The Method For Finding Happiness Through Gratitude

By Janine Hughes


According to ancestors of the world, it is healthy for one to be thankful for others in order to have a better life. They say that positive energy begets positive energy which is why if one is always positive about his life, he will be much happier with himself. Of course the best way to gain a lot of positive energy would be in finding happiness through gratitude because the more one is thankful, the happier he is.

According to psychologists who study the psychological effect being grateful has on humans, they have found out that the ones who were more thankful had better moods than those who were not. People grateful for their lives were found to be in general more optimistic and enthusiastic. Those who were not, were found to be less likely to be satisfied in life and even had the tendency to become more depressed.

The very first thing that one should do in order to become happier through being thankful would be to never take things for granted. Now when one would be used to the everyday things around him like his food or his shelter, he would tend to take them for granted because in his mind, these things would always be there. So the first step to finding happiness would be to never take things for granted.

Now a very good exercise that one can try would be to imagine not having all the important things that are in his life like his shelter or all of his spare money. Slowly, he should then imagine losing more important things to him like his sight or any of his body parts. If he does this, he can actually realize that his life is not so bad and that he should have a lot to be thankful for.

Now another thing that he can do would be to keep a journal where he can write all of the things he is grateful. This is a great way to count blessings if one is busy all the time because it will help him have a reference so that he will never forget all he is thankful for. With this journal, he will be able to still keep his attitude and be able to be more optimistic with his life.

Of course while one is building up the positive, he should also take out the negative. He can do this by consciously avoiding complaining about life and gossiping about other people. The more he does this, the less he will feel grateful about his life and will eventually just be more resentful of the other people that are around him.

Of course the main thing that one should do in order to be happy would be to live a simple life. Living a simple life does not mean depriving oneself of the luxuries of life but it means being contented with everything he has. Having a little bit more would then be considered as a bonus. So if one would have that kind of mindset, then he will definitely take a load off of his back.

So for those who are in the pursuit of happiness, this is one of the ways there. Of course being grateful is one of the ingredients. This is a tried tested and trusted method.




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