Gratitude stops envy . You know those incessant complaints ? “ Why does she get more ?” “ It ’ s not fair .” “ He ’ s just better at it than I am .” Well , gratitude can help nip envy in the bud by focusing on what we do have and how others have helped us achieve and attain things .
Gratitude makes us less self-centered .
The very practice of gratitude requires us to focus on ourselves less and on the benevolent acts of others more . Put another way , gratitude teaches us to be humble . And by becoming less self-centered and more humble , we become more confident beings . Which brings us to our next point .
Gratitude makes us more confident . One of the true marks of a confident person is humility . While the opposite of a confident person , or one of the true telltale signs of an insecure person is arrogance . Humility is not thinking less of ourselves , but thinking of ourselves less . And the very nature of a truly confident person is someone who is able to see the good in their lives and be happy for others .•
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