Power Of Gratitude In Psychology

Power Of Gratitude
Over the years, scientists have carried out number of research to know the subjective factors that affect our health. One common thing which is found and acknowledged in all these research is the significance of gratitude. One simple definition of gratitude is that it is the quality of being thankful. Gratitude means to show appreciation for the good taking place around you. Different studies have shown that there lies a strong connection between gratitude, thankfulness and appreciation with well being. People with such aspects are happier, cheerful and show less sign of stress and depression. They seem more satisfied and contented with their life. In fact the study also reveals that grateful people exercise better control

After some years I found myself in a somewhat similar situation. I went on a vacation along with my family for two weeks during Christmas. When we returned back home from the airport it was almost evening. I remember going to open the door so that we could begin to bring in the luggage and presents from our trip. When I went to put the key in to open the door I could tell that the door was unlocked. Instantly my heart dropped as I hoped nobody had taken anything. The first thing I did was walk over to the living room to see if anything had been taken. Sure enough, a new television we had purchased just a couple years back was stolen, along with a number of movies and other electronics. As my wife and I reviewed the home we noticed that several other valuables were taken, including some jewelry and a silver flute. All in all we probably had about $25,000 worth of items stolen.
If you have ever faced such situation then you can understand the mental level that a man goes

You start feeling a sense of violation and anger along with the fear of it occurring again. As my wife and I finished checking everything that may have been stolen, and waited for the police to arrive to file a report, my mind brought back to my memory the story I heard in my childhood. As I started to think about the holydays, feelings of anger got replaced with more level headed feelings. I began to think that whoever had stolen our items possibly needed them more than I do. I was lucky to have a good job, a loving family and the opportunity to visit others during the holiday season. What if the person who committed this crime had no money to buy gifts for children or loved ones? I also began to feel grateful that we weren’t in the house when this happened. I felt grateful that my kids were safe and that we still had a place to live and call