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What The Meaning Of Gratitude Is All About

By Margaret Scott


Not everyone has the same amount of gratitude in their lives. There are people who are filled with a sense of appreciation for those around them, for gifts and for the smaller things in life. Other people don't even know the meaning of gratitude. It is something to develop because it can make you feel so much better about yourself as well as about other people.

A person who is in therapy for depression, for example, is often told to list something that they are grateful for every day. This can change the way that they are feeling about themselves. Often, people with depression are very negative about life. They have a low self esteem and they don't see anything that is positive in their lives.

As people begin to think about what they are thankful for, there is more that comes to light. This can have something to do with the environment or nature. It may be as simple as having a roof over their heads. It can obviously depend on wither the person is more spiritual or not.

Gratitude is even more powerful when a person is not expecting anything or they don't deserve it. This makes them feel surprised and even more thankful. It is especially helpful for someone who is not feeling on top of the world. It could be from someone special, such as a spouse. An example of this is a bunch of flowers which is unexpected. It can also be a few words of encouragement from a colleague.

Being grateful for one another is important for relationships to strengthen. One shouldn't feel that they should be doing something in order to be thanked or in order for the favour to be returned. However, people begin to connect and grow when they are grateful that they on in one another's life, and they express this to one another.

You may be having a hard day, and it gets worse when you have a close encounter with danger. A stranger can rescue from the situation. A random act of kindness is also something that many people believe in doing. It not only is the one party who benefits from this, but also the person who is doing the giving.

People who are more spiritual, may have an advantage when it comes to gratitude. Christians have the perspective whereby they feel that they are forgiven and they are constantly thankful for what they have in their life. They feel that they have been rescued in many different circumstances. This is believed to be unconditional love and something that one does not even deserve.

It has been proven that a person who is able to express the way in which they feel in terms of gratitude, are generally more positive about their lives. It leads to a more healthy lifestyle. Relationships begin to improve and couples and families find that it is simpler to forgive one another. People who are thankful like this are generally happier within themselves.




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