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Gratitude and happiness chemicals
- 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 memory.
- A daily gratitude practise helps us feel content and even meditative, living life in a deeper dimension, filling our days with balance and perspective.
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