X-mas already

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What happened to Thxgiving?

Why be thankful?

1.Mental health

According to a study presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Psychology Associationhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/11/gratitude-teens-happier_n_1749118.html

2. Well-being

According to a series of experiments detailed in a 2003 study of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychologyhttp://greatergood.berkeley.edu/pdfs/GratitudePDFs/6Emmons-BlessingsBurdens.pdf

3. Better grades

According to a 2010 study in the Journal of Happiness Studieshttp://people.hofstra.edu/jeffrey_j_froh/spring%202010%20web/10.1007_s10902-010-9195-9%5b1%5d.pdf

4. Better friendships

According to a 2003 study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychologyhttp://greatergood.berkeley.edu/pdfs/GratitudePDFs/6Emmons-BlessingsBurdens.pdf

5. Better sleep

According to a study in the journal of Applied Psychology: Health and Well-beinghttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1758-0854.2011.01049.x/abstract

6. Better relationships

According to the journal Personal Relationshipshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/7756775/Gratitude-for-little-things-is-key-to-relationships.html

7. Better heart

According to a 1995 study in the American Journal of Cardiology http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7484873

8. Better team work

According to a 2008 study in the journal Social Indicators Researchhttp://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ811262

9. Better health

WebMD reportedhttp://women.webmd.com/features/gratitute-health-boost

10. Protects from neg. emotions during extreme

lossWebMD reportedhttp://women.webmd.com/features/gratitute-health-boost

What to do???

Text a friend Thank you noteHelp someone

Give time

Say it and mean itList it

do something on the list Tip generously

Praise someone to their employer

1. Remember Thanksgiving. 2. You’ll be happy you did. 3. Now try it!

Credits http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/11/gr

atitude-teens-happier_n_1749118.html

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/pdfs/GratitudePDFs/6Emmons-BlessingsBurdens.pdf

http://people.hofstra.edu/jeffrey_j_froh/spring%202010%20web/10.1007_s10902-010-9195-9%5b1%5d.pdf

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1758-0854.2011.01049.x/abstract

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/7756775/Gratitude-for-little-things-is-key-to-relationships.html

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7484873

http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ811262

http://women.webmd.com/features/gratitute-health-boost