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Gratitude Improves Psychological Health
Posted on Sunday, December 8th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: be thankful for that which doesn't just help us, Carol McClain @carol_mcclain, get happy, gratitude improves psychological health, Gratitude improves psychological mindsets, help others-help yourself, how to be happy, others before self--be happy, thankfulness, the psychology of gratitude, Writing Redemption
By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain Gratitude improves psychological health. Gratitude reduces a multitude of toxic emotions, from envy and resentment to frustration and regret. Robert Emmons, a leading gratitude researcher, has conducted multiple studies on the link between gratitude and well-being. His research confirms that gratitude effectively increases happiness and reduces depression. ( http://bit.ly/2sRBIR0) Who doesn’t want to feel emotionally strong? Who …[ read more ]

Five Ways To Keep Your Resolutions
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing.” ― Annie Dillard, The Writing Life It's the new year, and of course, you've made resolutions. Do you want to exercise more? Cook healthy meals? Write a book? Have you resolved that this is the year you'd accomplish this? Nearly all of us have already broken our resolves. Why? Because we do what we want to do. Wait, our resolves are our desire, or so we think. Not if you're not doing… ...[ full story ]

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