These can all be wonderful ways to practice self-care, but if we want to sustain and grow happiness in our daily lives, we should incorporate gratitude into every possible moment. Over time ...

One study of more than 1,000 high school students found that a daily gratitude practice fostered greater life satisfaction and motivation, while another study showed a link between gratitude and ...

I encourage you to start a daily gratitude journal. Grab your phone or pen and paper, and begin just by listing everything that comes to mind. When you hit a block, pause, look around, and keep going.

Once you’ve completed the task, take a moment to read what you wrote. Try to make gratitude a daily habit by keeping a notepad on your nightstand and jot down those things that made you feel ...

Research has even found that people with a type of heart disease (asymptomatic heart failure) who started keeping a daily gratitude journal had lower levels of CRP, an inflammation marker ...

Joel Wong, professor of counseling and psychology at Indiana University whose research includes positive psychology, encourages the practice of gratitude to be part of our daily routine.

“But writing those daily notes has helped.” Two decades ago, a landmark study led by the psychologist Robert A. Emmons sought to understand how people benefit from gratitude, a question that ...