There are not very many things that work 100% of the time, but I know one thing that does. Chris Peterson is a psychology professor at the University of Michigan. He has an assignment he gives his students: Write a gratitude letter. It's a kind of thank-you note to any one, including God. Peterson says his students feel happier 100% of the time. This exercise provides a long-lasting mood boost to the writers.
There is a caveat to this. If a student is skeptical that the exercise will work, it will still work. If a student is cynical, it will not. Cynicism is the attitude that, "I really do not have anything to be thankful for," or "I have to be thankful for this?" Then the gratitude note will not work.
So, do you want to feel happier today? Write a gratitude note today to anyone--oh, send it too. It works 100% of the time. Make Thanksgiving Day 365 days a year.
Grace & Peace;
Tom
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I tried it and it didn't work. But when nothing is going right in your life any way how can you be thankful? **Husker Red
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