First, there's a growing body of
research about gratitude and how it can make a difference in your overall well - being.
Not exact matches
The practice pays off, according to
research: People who practice
gratitude activities are more optimistic, feel better
about their lives, exercise more and report fewer physical issues.
When, in February, I wrote a piece
about Anna Foa's
research in my Catholic Herald blog, I added that I was still mystified by the hardening of Jewish opinion against Pius XII in the aftermath of Hochhuth's play Der Stellvertreter, which had depicted him virtually as a Nazi collaborator, given that the universal feeling expressed by Jews immediately after the war was one of
gratitude and warmth towards Pope Pius.
Emmons & McCullough's
research revealed that those who kept
gratitude journals reported fewer negative physical symptoms, felt better
about their lives as a whole, and were more optimistic
about the upcoming week, in comparison with people who wrote
about their stresses or generic life events.