26-Gratitude List

 

It’s proven.  A number of studies have shown that making daily lists of the things you feel grateful for—so we focus our attention on it—improves our happiness and well-being. Have you tried it? 

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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and today we’re chatting about a gratitude list. 

 

A number of studies have shown that making daily lists of the things you feel grateful for—so we focus our attention on it—improves our happiness and well-being. 

 

There is research that verbally expressing the gratitude we feel to people close to us helps increase and sustain our well-being above and beyond simply feeling or writing down gratitude. 

 

Today, I invite you to take that gratitude list and speak life into it by sharing with others your gratitude.  Maybe you are grateful for your partner and you share that with them today. 

 

Maybe you are grateful for the cup of coffee you are sipping and you tell someone in your home how much you appreciate your morning coffee.  Or better yet, call a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while and share gratitude and positive experiences, the science says, it will boost your happiness. 

 

Let me know what you are grateful for today, send me a message on Instagram at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram