How do you feel this morning? Are you still feeling good from your day yesterday? I sure hope you are!
Did you know those good feelings are more from your thoughts than they are from anything else? Check out this insight from Jon Gordon—
“Research shows that grateful people are happier and more likely to maintain good friendships. A state of gratitude, according to research by the Institute of HeartMath, also improves the heart’s rhythmic functioning, which helps us to reduce stress, think more clearly under pressure and heal physically. It’s actually physiologically impossible to be stressed and thankful at the same time. When you are grateful you flood your body and brain with emotions and endorphins that uplift and energize you rather than the stress hormones that drain you.”
Let’s see…
- Happier
- Better friendships
- Less stress
- More creativity
- Better health
- More energy
Those sound like great reasons to make every day a day of givingthanksgiving!
Craig T. Owens 
November 24, 2012 at 9:11 am
I just read some more compelling evidence about the healthful power of gratitude (read the full article here):
“If [thankfulness] were a drug, it would be the world’s best-selling product with a health maintenance indication for every major organ system,” said Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, head of the division of biologic psychology at Duke University Medical Center.
Other benefits:
Smoother and coherent heart rhythms.
Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.
Stronger immune system.
Higher sense of attentiveness, alertness and energy.
Less physical pain.
Longer more restful sleep.
Better able to handle stressful situations.
Healthier relationships with others.
Better physical fitness.
Fewer feelings of sadness and depression.
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