According to a couple of PhD’s at University of California and University of Miami, there are PHYSICAL consequences connected to your attitude of gratitude
- More physically active and less sick days
- Lower levels of fatigue and inflammation (correlates to better heart health)
- Less anxiety, less depression
- Increased activity in the anterior cingulate cortex and medial prefrontal cortex, meaning an increased positive and supportive attitude toward others and a feeling of relief from stress
- The effect 3 months later was they were more psychologically protective. In adolescents, an inverse correlation with bullying victimization and suicide risk.
- Affects brain function on a chemical level and its practice promotes feelings of self-worth and compassion for others.
- Openness and willingness to experience gratitude affects not only the individual but had positive affect on her/his interpersonal relationships
- Gratitude is an Antidote
What happens when I’m NOT grateful
- I’m jealous of YOURS
- I want what you have
- I wish I was more like YOU
“For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.”
[James 3:16 NLT]
“Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple. I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster. Their children are abandoned far from help; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them. The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth. But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth. People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.”
Job 5:2-7 NLT