#givethanks

A few years ago, I heard about some research that I really hope is accurate. It said that people who express gratitude are happier and more resilient than those who don't.

A more interesting claim was that similar benefits were experienced by those who heard someone else express gratitude.

Those claims have led me to post something I am grateful for here on LinkedIn almost every week since. I need happiness and resilience today more than I have ever before so I am going to continue my habit into 2024. It does help me, and I hope you are a better off for it too.

We are celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday in the US this week. As part of that, I will forgo my regularly scheduled lineup of posts and focus on something I am thankful for each day this week.

To start off with, I am grateful for friends. They reach out when I am down, they celebrate my wins, they give me an opportunity to serve them, and they call me out when my best thinking is going to lead to a world of hurt.

What about you? Are you grateful for someone (a mentor perhaps) or for something you have in your life? Will you share it with me in the comments below?

I hope you will. It's a great time to take advantage of a little bit more happiness and resilience in your own life and reading what you write will help me too!

Some references for those interested:

https://emmons.faculty.ucdavis.edu/gratitude-and-well-being/

https://namica.org/blog/the-impact-of-gratitude-on-mental-health/

https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-gratitude-research-questions/

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.667052/full

This is v2 of this article. The previous version can be found here.

Lets talk: Do you have questions, or want to share your perspective on this or any other topic? Go ahead and comment below or shoot me an email at [email protected] . I would love to have a conversation with you.