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Living In Gratitude: Feel Instantly Secure

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Want to feel instantly secure?

 

To immediately feel secure with yourself and your place in the world, give gratitude.

Adopting an attitude of gratitude and backing it with grateful actions offers many uplifting results, including feeling more secure and happy with one’s place in the world.  Showing appreciation chases away insecurity for multiple reasons. It opens our eyes and hearts to all we have in life. And when we express our gratitude toward others, that in turn makes them feel more grateful, happy and worthwhile. What goes around, comes around.  Read more

Living In Gratitude: Most of all, be thankful

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Take time to reflect, write in your journal or post on Facebook.

 

In what ways were you kind, thoughtful, genuine and thankful today?

  • Allowing the person with one item to go ahead of me in line.
  • Leaving secret, sweet notes for my spouse/partner/kids.
  • Letting my coworkers know how much I appreciate their talent.
There are many ways to show and express kindness, thoughtfulness and appreciation. Look for opportunities each day to let those around you know and feel your genuine gratitude.

The Science of Happiness: An Experiment in Gratitude

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What makes you happy? Have you ever wondered why? Sit back and enjoy this video experiment on what makes people happier.

Take time each day to say thank you, to appreciate all of the things and people in your life. Science shows, thankful people are happiest!

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Get Ready, Get Set, Hug!

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You can’t wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug.

A hug is one of the most basic ways humans touch. A positive exchange of energy, a hug creates a connection that cannot be expressed in words.

  • We have ‘hello’ hugs and ‘goodbye’ hugs.
  • We celebrate with a “congratulations!” hug.
  • Hugs show appreciation and support.
  • Hugs make us feel safe, secure and loved.
  • They can lift our spirits and make us smile.
  • Hugs can help us heal, break down barriers and allow us to feel understood with no exchange of words.

Hugs are powerful.  Read more

Coming Soon: 30 Day Art of Appreciation Online Workshop

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We are in the throes of creating an exciting and enlightening Art of Appreciation online workshop and the two little dudes to the right are our partners in gratitude.

Robert Emmons, Ph.D. at UC Davis, has scientifically proven that when people are grateful on a regular basis, they experience a variety of measurable physical, psychological and interpersonal benefits. Read more