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AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
End the Year in Gratitude and Usher in the New Year with A Gleeful You
Wanna’ Improve Yourself and Your Relationships?
We all know how the past few years have created upheaval and disarray. That doesn’t have to stop you from ending the year with gratitude.
Let’s face it, the holidays can be challenging for many reasons. Instead of allowing your heart to shift into bitterness, why not usher in the holidays and new year celebrations with happiness?
Studies show that having and sharing gratitude can enhance and improve relationships. One of the most important relationships you have is with yourself. So, why not grab onto the happy in “Happy Holidays” and sit in gratitude.
Two professors at Indiana University — Dr. Joel Wong and Dr. Joshua Brown — conducted a study on 300 college students and the effects of gratitude. These students were invited to participate because they pursued on-campus mental health counseling.
Once separated into three groups: 1) one group was asked to write letters of gratitude once a week to someone for three weeks; 2) one group was told to journal their negative life experiences; and 3) and the last group was not given any activity.
