Turkeys and Thanksgiving - somehow the American culture has put the two together. This week many will gather to celebrate the holiday with food, friends, family, football and parades. In a related article this week, Joanie Holm in Prairie Doc Perspective reports gratitude is like a magical therapy: helping those who are grateful to sleep better, have less aches, better self-estemm, lower blood pressure and enhanced relationships. It is like a muscle that can be built with exercise and practice. So let us remember to exercise thankfulness all year long.
Would you like to sleep better, have a healthier heart and less aches and pains? How about a lower blood pressure, a higher self -esteem and enhanced relationships? Would you believe that the Mayo Clinic and Harvard University, as well as other scientist all say these benefits can be yours with very little effort. And it doesn't require a change in your diet or excessive exercise!
So, what is this magical therapy? Gratitude!
Gratitude comes from the Latin word gratia, which means grace, graciousness or gratefulness. Psych- ologist's Robert Emmons of University of California, Davis and Michael...
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