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Research has shown that gratitude is associated with happiness and satisfaction in life. So it is interesting to consider why gratitude makes us happier human beings.
Why does expressing gratitude work?
I think that there are only two answers to this question. The first reason is that people who express gratitude have an increased sense of self-worth. For example, if I thank you for doing something for me, not only am I grateful but also I'm acknowledging that I must be worth something for you to ma
ke the effort. When our sense of self-worth goes up, our satisfaction from life can increase as well.
The second reason is that gratitude is a social emotion that binds us to one another. When I show gratitude to you, you are likely to feel more connected to me and social connections are really the stuff of a satisfying life. The more we feel connected to the people around us, the happier we tend to be.

How to start being more grateful for things, if you haven't already!
Start saying thank you for everything, even the small things. An easy way to start doing this is to make a list of things you are grateful for everyday. If you don't like writing you can start your gratitude practice using your camera phone - look for things through the day that you are grateful for and take pictures of them.
Try to capture five things a day you are grateful for; you could choose people, places, things or even situations, for example a loved one who is smiling or laughing or maybe even sleeping. Your pet, a beautiful flower blooming or even a parking space in a crowded shopping centre could all make you thankful.
Capture all these grateful moments and remind yourself of them when you need a dose of positive thinking. You could print off pictures and paste them into a mini gratitude journal with a little caption of why you are grateful for each one. A grateful list starts with €I am so grateful because€¦ or I am so thankful that €¦' Finish off as many sentences that start like this as you can think of.

What can you except from being grateful?
When you are grateful you realize that life is truly a gift! The more you practice being grateful, the more you will see your life start to change in positive ways.
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