Benefits to Practicing Gratitude

Relationships

  • Stronger, more committed, more equitable, and more satisfying connections with others

  • More compassionate, altruistic, generous, helpful, and empathetic towards others

  • Stronger community connections

  • Greater sense of Interconnectedness with others

  • Decreased feelings of loneliness

  • Increased propensity for forgiving others

  • Stronger sense of social bonds and a "pay it forward" attitude towards others

  • More positive feelings by students and teachers about their schools

Emotional Well-Being

  • Increased feelings of Happiness, joy, contentment, optimism, enthusiasm, eagerness, enthusiasm & satisfaction

  • Increased self-esteem, self-worth, confidence & feelings of accomplishment

  • Increased propensity for living more in line with one's values & moving forward from challenging events

  • Increased resiliency

  • More easily recover from traumatic events, PTSD and cancer treatment

  • Decreased feelings of envy, jealousy, judgment, anger, fear, defensiveness and resentment,

  • Less focus on materialism

  • Decreased Emotional fatigue

  • Diminished Invidious comparisons to others

  • Counteracted Hedonic Adaptation & feeling less let down after an especially happy event

Physical Health

  • Increased energy & vitality

  • Stronger Immune system

  • Lower blood pressure

  • Less aches and pains

  • Decreased stress levels

  • Reduced anxiety and depression

  • Reduced symptoms of illness

  • Improved sleep

  • Increased motivation to Focus on one's health

Grateful Mindfulness Practices