They say that helping others and counting blessings are good for the soul because it makes humans have a better quality of life. The elders used to say that what goes around comes around so if a person is positive with his life and is thankful for everything around him, he will receive more. Although finding happiness through gratitude is something of an old wives tale, there actually is some scientific truth behind it.
According to psychologists who study the psychological effect being grateful has on humans, they have found out that the ones who were more thankful had better moods than those who were not. People grateful for their lives were found to be in general more optimistic and enthusiastic. Those who were not, were found to be less likely to be satisfied in life and even had the tendency to become more depressed.
Now in order to become thankful for everything, one has to first stop taking even the most simple things for granted in his life. Whether this may be food, money, loved ones, or family, one should always count his blessings. So in order to stop this, one has to think about how lucky he actually is for the good things that are around him and helping him cope with his life.
Now a very good exercise that one can try would be to imagine not having all the important things that are in his life like his shelter or all of his spare money. Slowly, he should then imagine losing more important things to him like his sight or any of his body parts. If he does this, he can actually realize that his life is not so bad and that he should have a lot to be thankful for.
Now another thing that he can do would be to keep a journal where he can write all of the things he is grateful. This is a great way to count blessings if one is busy all the time because it will help him have a reference so that he will never forget all he is thankful for. With this journal, he will be able to still keep his attitude and be able to be more optimistic with his life.
Of course while one is building up the positive, he should also take out the negative. He can do this by consciously avoiding complaining about life and gossiping about other people. The more he does this, the less he will feel grateful about his life and will eventually just be more resentful of the other people that are around him.
Now the last thing that one should do would be to live simply. The secret to finding true happiness would be to be contented. The reason why most people are unhappy with their lives is because they keep on wanting something and when they get it, they want something else. If one would break that cycle and just want something simple, then he will be happier.
So for those who are in the pursuit of happiness, this is one of the ways there. Of course being grateful is one of the ingredients. This is a tried tested and trusted method.
According to psychologists who study the psychological effect being grateful has on humans, they have found out that the ones who were more thankful had better moods than those who were not. People grateful for their lives were found to be in general more optimistic and enthusiastic. Those who were not, were found to be less likely to be satisfied in life and even had the tendency to become more depressed.
Now in order to become thankful for everything, one has to first stop taking even the most simple things for granted in his life. Whether this may be food, money, loved ones, or family, one should always count his blessings. So in order to stop this, one has to think about how lucky he actually is for the good things that are around him and helping him cope with his life.
Now a very good exercise that one can try would be to imagine not having all the important things that are in his life like his shelter or all of his spare money. Slowly, he should then imagine losing more important things to him like his sight or any of his body parts. If he does this, he can actually realize that his life is not so bad and that he should have a lot to be thankful for.
Now another thing that he can do would be to keep a journal where he can write all of the things he is grateful. This is a great way to count blessings if one is busy all the time because it will help him have a reference so that he will never forget all he is thankful for. With this journal, he will be able to still keep his attitude and be able to be more optimistic with his life.
Of course while one is building up the positive, he should also take out the negative. He can do this by consciously avoiding complaining about life and gossiping about other people. The more he does this, the less he will feel grateful about his life and will eventually just be more resentful of the other people that are around him.
Now the last thing that one should do would be to live simply. The secret to finding true happiness would be to be contented. The reason why most people are unhappy with their lives is because they keep on wanting something and when they get it, they want something else. If one would break that cycle and just want something simple, then he will be happier.
So for those who are in the pursuit of happiness, this is one of the ways there. Of course being grateful is one of the ingredients. This is a tried tested and trusted method.
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