Essays on Gratitude

Mental health is an important part of one’s overall well-being, and a strong predictor of ability to cope with stress and hassles. There is some evidence that having a more positive mood, even during times of stress, can improve life satisfaction. The field of Positive…

By definition gratitude means ‘the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.’ However, this does not mean to say everyone perceives gratefulness in the same way or even goes by the same definition. Gratitude itself is such a broad…

Introduction Gratitude is the key to a happy life that we hold n our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy because we will always want to have something else or something more….

She is searching for some form of her own identity… have you seen her around? Her hair is long but a little shorter than her simple dress which hangs on her body. Does she sound familiar? She stutters and never stands still, always fidgeting. She…

A teacher shares her experience instructing more seasoned grown-ups the science (and practice) of appreciation. This fall, fifteen grown-ups beyond 50 a years old together in a college classroom to find out about appreciation. They were understudies at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the…