Comments on: The Effects of Gratitude on Your State of Mind

By: Michael David Lawrience

Michael David Lawrience — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:44:34 +0000

I teach the positive effects of gratitude to teen girls – about 80 – at a therapeutic boarding school. I give them gratitude cards to pass along as well as involving them in gratitude circles. Sometimes we do gratitude circles when we hike in nature. This gives a double boost of positive hormones.

Michael David Lawrience

P.S. I am passing on your article on twitter and face book.

By: Christa Roachell

Christa Roachell — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:07:20 +0000

I agree with emphasis on fear in religious teachings. It can definitely drown out a feeling of gratitude in the heart. But, that isn’t the case with all who seek and/or know a personal relationship with God. There is a big difference. I have seen, in my own experience that those who are spiritually minded in general are apt to be more grateful and more easily feel more grateful.

Christa

By: wing

wing — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:45:26 +0000

Re GregY’s comment, I think the gratitude in many traditional religions is often fear inspired (and is therefore ineffective).

… and here’s a heartfelt gratitude for an article every other day that helps keep the doctor away…..

By: GregY

GregY — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:19:45 +0000

Practice of gratitude is firmly embedded in religious traditions, such as blessing before meals, etc. It is interesting that we seem to need a “permission” of science now to re-learn what we have practiced for millennium.