What is gratitude?
Gratitude means being thankful and appreciative. We express our gratitude by saying thank you to someone who has helped us or gifted us something. According to studies gratitude is not just a gesture, it has various biological benefits. Gratitude is a selfless act, it is also contagious which means you perform an act of gratitude, it will inspire the other person to be gracious for you or some other person. Practicing gratitude in life can spread goodness and positivity.
Why gratitude serves?
· Better social relations
Gratitude is an effective tool to improve relationships between people. People who tend to be thankful for every favour done to them by others can help them strengthen their relationship with them. Being grateful is contagious and people would want to help you more willingly.
· Improves well being
Expressing gratitude can be very helpful to improve your overall well being. It can help greatly to people who are depressed as depression makes you hate yourself. Gratitude is a great way to deal with it, because it makes you grateful for every little thing in your life. Grateful people are easier to deal with so being grateful is a great way to improve your well being.
· Brings positivity
Being grateful spreads positivity to others and also makes us optimistic about life. Studies have proven that people who practice gratitude has more positive health and well being.
· Increased happiness
The more grateful you are the more you find situations to be grateful for. We are grateful for the favourable situations and favourable situations increase our happiness. Also, being grateful will bring positivity, it will make people around you happy which eventually helps increase your happiness and satisfaction.
· Better physical and mental health
There’s a link between mind and body. Being happy and satisfied shows on your health. Gratitude can bring lots of health benefits to you, it can improve your mood, lower stress, better sleep, etc.
