The Path Of 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.

Now in psychology, many studies have proven that those who were more grateful about what they have actually had higher levels of happy hormones. They were more enthusiastic, optimistic, and were just happier in general. As compared to those who were not grateful for what they had, these people were actually more pessimistic and had a higher tendency of going into depression or into anxiety attacks.

Now the very first step in being grateful about life would be to of course be thankful of all the simple things around. Now this means that one should never take things for granted like his health, his ability to survive in the world, the food in his table, and of course the shelter he has over his head. Always be thankful for these little things because not everyone has all of these things.

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.

Another thing that one can do would be to write a gratitude journal. Now this is one of the best ways to be grateful because this way, one can just refer back to his journal whenever he is feeling stressed or if he is feeling like the world is crashing down on him. He will actually feel that he still has hope and will eventually become more optimistic with his life and can carry on.

Now as he is tuning his mind to become more positive, he also has to make sure that the negative thoughts go out. One thing that he absolutely must do is stop with all his complaining and his gossiping about people. Of course this way, his concentration will not be on the negative aspects of life but the positive ones.

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 basically, those are some of the things that one can do in order to become happier in life. Being thankful is actually one of the recipes for happiness. So count blessings everyday and experience bliss.




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