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  • Gratitude Makes You Empathetic
    Posted on Monday, December 9th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, Gratitude makes you prosocial, how to be happy, how to find the good life, live the good life, thankfulness, thankfulness reduces aggression, thankfulness reduces the desire for revenge, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain Gratitude enhances empathy and reduces aggression . Grateful people are more likely to behave in a prosocial manner, even when others behave less kindly, according to a 2012 study by the University of Kentucky. Study participants who ranked higher on gratitude scales were less likely to retaliate against others, even when given negative feedback. They experienced …[ read more ]

  • 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 ]

  • Gratitude Improves Health
    Posted on Saturday, December 7th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, freedom from pain, get rid of stress., gratitude, Gratitude and physical health, gratitude improves health, gratitude journal, how to be grateful, how to be thankful, How to find gratitude in the midst of trials, pain, thankfulness, thankfulness improves relationships, thankfulness leads to good health, trials, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain   Gratitude improves physical health. Grateful people experience fewer aches and pains and report feeling healthier than other people, according to a 2012 study published in  Personality and Individual Differences. Not surprisingly, grateful people are also more likely to take care of their health. They exercise more often and are more likely to attend regular check-ups, which …[ read more ]

  • Gratitude Improves Relationships
    Posted on Friday, December 6th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 Thes. 5:16, Bless This Mess, Carol McClain, freedom from pain, get rid of stress., gratitude, gratitude journal, how to be grateful, how to be thankful, How to find gratitude in the midst of trials, pain, Psalm 23:5, thankfulness, trials, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain According to Psychology Today, (http://bit.ly/2sRBIR0), gratitude improves relationships. Can you imagine why? While sitting in the teacher’s room, a colleague and I had an agreeable conversation between grading papers. In came “Bud.” He never had a positive thing to say. “Bellyache, bellyache…” My friend had the good fortune to need hearing aids. …[ read more ]

  • Thankfulness in Times of Trials
    Posted on Friday, December 6th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 Thes. 5:16, Bless This Mess, Carol McClain, freedom from pain, get rid of stress., gratitude, gratitude journal, how to be grateful, how to be thankful, How to find gratitude in the midst of trials, pain, Psalm 23:5, thankfulness, trials, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. Ps. 23:5 We live our lives denying the fact they will end. Or else, we expect, as Christians, that our lives will be pain-free if we have the right combination …[ read more ]

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      “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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