Saying thank you: Why it also makes your soul happy
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Early in life, you learn that saying "thank you" is a part of life. Saying thank you makes you look at life more positively and strengthens your heart. But you might not realize how much gratitude can do for you.
Thank you for the flowers — a kind word, a loving gesture, or a valuable friendship. There are many reasons you can be grateful and say thank you. And in doing so, you are not only being polite to others but also doing something good for your soul.
To practice gratitude regularly and give it a fixed place in your everyday life, a gratitude diary can help. Each day, you can write down what you are grateful for that day in particular. Whether it was a phone call with a friend, a cuddle with your pet, a colorful sunset, or a good meal, it didn't matter.
The positive effects of gratitude
Saying thank you is healthy
Gratitude has direct effects on your health. If you feel the joy and appreciation that automatically come with gratitude, you will live your life more positively and strengthen your heart. Your blood pressure can also be lowered by living a grateful life, and in general, you will feel physically fitter and more powerful.
Reconciling with the past
Gratitude also enables you to make peace with your past. If you can make peace with yourself and your history, you also ensure contentment in the now. Isn’t it true that milestones and difficult phases have also often brought positive things to life in retrospect or allowed some vital lesson to be learned? Or perhaps a simple way to say thank you is that these moments have enriched your individual experience making it possible for you to become the person you are today. This way, by transforming pain into gratitude, you can reconcile with your past.
Seeing the good in people
Everyone has qualities and behaviors that may be out of character for you. But you can consciously focus on what you appreciate about the person and why you like having them in your life. So let’s not get angry that your partner may not have put away the dishes again, but rather be grateful that they are such a loving and funny person who always makes you laugh. Because one thing is sure: if you focus on the good, you will discover and experience even more good things.
Optimism and energy
If you consciously decide to live a grateful life and write what you are thankful for every day, you will undoubtedly go through your everyday life with more optimism and joie de vivre. Simply by remembering the good things in life every day, you will also have more energy and tackle more things — and these circumstances will also make you more grateful — a fabulously positive vicious circle.
