Introduction

Gratitude, so what’s all the hype? Why should I start a practice of gratitude? Does it really work?Do all of those questions swim in your head just by reading the title of this blog?Robert Emmons, a leading scientific expert on gratitude, says practicing gratitude offers a range of benefits from more happiness and optimism, feeling less lonely and more forgiving to physical effects such as lower blood pressure and a stronger immune system.In this blog we are going to learn about “Power of gratitude” through an example.‘Christina costa’ she is a positive psychologist, living, and thriving, with a brain tumor.Severe migraines led her to the doctor in the summer of 2020. An MRI showed a large mass spanning the right temporal and frontal lobes of her brain. After a nine-hour awake brain surgery to remove the tumor – a grade 3 astrocytoma is seen.– Christina’s body began to slowly recover. Her mental health, however, had taken a hit and she felt stuck in despair.She knew exactly what she needed – the gratitude tools she studies, but hadn’t put into practice. It’s common, Christina says, to feel like we don’t need to use these tools until we do. She knew she needed to bolster her resilience and well-being. She decided to put her research to the test.“I got into the habit of practicing gratitude and it’s transformed my experience,” she says.Christina began a digital gratitude journal. Every morning she begins her day writing three things she’s grateful for and why. The why, she says, is an important part of the gratitude practice. Now her brain tumor is slowly recovering but by passing each n every day she feel grateful for the entire journey including doctors, nurse’s , her family, friends, she mentioned that by writing gratitude and affirmations I am feeling speedy recovery.This is what I want to mention in this blog that feeling grateful in every situation may solve your small problems and you big problem as well.

There are some benefits of gratitude.

Conclusion

Practicing gratitude fosters a positive mindset, strengthens connections with others, and helps us appreciate the present moment. By making gratitude a daily habit, we can cultivate a more fulfilling and joyful life. In the end, gratitude is not just about saying “thank you” but about recognizing and valuing the good in our lives.

References

Wilson, J. T. (2016). Brightening the mind: The impact of practicing gratitude on focus and resilience in learning. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 16(4), 1-13.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8867461/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797618772506