Previous Posts: What Makes Us Happy?
- Savor Everyday Moments
- Avoid Comparisons
- Put Money Low on the List
- Have Meaningful Goals
- Take Initiative at Work
- Make Friends, Treasure Family
- Smile Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
8. Say Thank You Like You Mean It!
Martin Seligman, the happiness guru (www.authentichappiness.org) and founder of positive psychology reports that people write “gratitude letters” to those who made a difference in their lives score higher on happiness and lower on depression.
Saying it like you mean it is the difference between saying “yea, thanks” to “Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!” Remember when you were a kid and you had to apologize for something that you really didn’t want to apologize for? How many times did you have to say it before Mom was satisfied?
It makes a difference….say it like you mean it!
Robert Emmons found that people who keep gratitude journals on a weekly basis are healthier, more optimistic and more likely to make progress toward achieving personal goals.
Gratitude rules.
* 10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy by Jen Angel YES! Magazine Winter 2009
