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HAPPY TO BE HEALTHY
Photo Credit: Harpo Inc. / George Burns
A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL RE MINDS ME OF HOW HAPPY I A M
To Be Healthy
BY: GRETCHEN RUBIN
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS and
contemporary scientists agree: gratitude
is a key ingredient to a happy life. liked and have more friends, and are
more likely to help others. They even
sleep better and have fewer headaches.
Research shows that people who
cultivate gratitude get a boost in
happiness and optimism, feel more
connected to other people, are better- Nevertheless, I find it challenging to
cultivate a grateful frame of mind.
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I find it all too easy to fail to appreciate
all the things I feel grateful for—from
pervasive, basic things like electricity
and elevators, to personal aspects of
my life such as the fact that I get to
collaborate with my sister on our podcast,
to little passing joys, like a funny thing
my dog did. I get preoccupied with petty
grievances and minor annoyances and