Gratitude

Gratitude can rewire your brain for happiness and success.  Research says that they've found considerable evidence that when people look at the blessings, the good things that they have in their life, it is a great way to reduce mental stress and depression.  People tend to focus on the negative of what they have not got and what's not happening rather than what IS.  You have a roof over your head and don't go hungry.  You may have a lovely family.  You may live a very interesting life even if it is challenging.  As for depression, what are you going to get from anti-depressants drugs that are specifically designed to manipulate the chemistry of the brain?  With all their horrendous side effects?  Which include weigh gain, depression, suicidal thoughts?  What if instead of taking a pill that comes with a list of side effects, which are not side effects but effects, something as simple as gratitude could be the answer.  There is actually science to back up this claim.  Dr Joshua Brown, Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences of Indiana University and his colleague Dr Wong set out to answer one question: how can his patients derive the greatest possible benefit from treatment in the shortest amount of time?  In time they came up with the answer that this would be gratitude sessions.  People having gratitude are overall happier.