The Essence of Gratitude

Setting aside time daily for practising gratitude, for the littlest of things life has bestowed us with, can have a profound effect on our minds and our lives. Things to be grateful for:

• Being alive and able to breathe.
• Being healthy.
• Having a circle of family and f...

Gratitude can be a powerful tool for change. It shifts our focus from what’s wrong in our lives to what’s right. It helps us appreciate the good things we have, instead of constantly chasing after what we don’t.

When you start practicing gratitude, you begin to notice the small joys and ble...

• Resilience and gratitude have a connection at the neurotransmitter level our of brains.
• Happiness chemicals like serotonin and dopamine are released as we express gratitude, lighting up the two areas of our brain called the amygdala and hippocampus, which regulate our emotions and ...