But practicing gratitude can help that feeling stick around longer. Do you have it in mind? Now, think about how long that feeling lasted? A week? A day? An hour? 15 minutes? It probably wasn’t very long. So good you wanted to shout from the rooftops. Think about the last time something really great happened to you. I’ll talk more about this in a future blog post, but I really believe this is one of the strongest benefits of practicing gratitude. And when you start to think of the people around you in a more positive way, your relationships with them reflect that. A coworker, a friend, a significant other, the barista at the Starbucks who complimented your sweater. When you think about what makes you grateful, there’s almost always someone in there. And while this exercise in gratitude has you looking for positivity all around you, you’ll also find positivity within you. Looking for the good in others helps you look for the good in yourself. But when you can see the good in the midst of agony, coping with the bad becomes just a little bit easier. We all know, things aren’t always rainbows and butterflies. It helps you cope with things are difficult.And making a point to think about the one or two things that helped you through your day, week, month or year can plant that seed, so next time that thing comes up, you feel a little happier. And that something might seem small or insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but it’s something. Whether you can rattle off a hundred things you’re grateful for or you need to think for a few minutes before anything comes to mind, you’ll think of something. It sounds corny, so what’s the big deal? How does gratitude make you happier? One of Oprah’s favorite things over Christmas was a now sold out Gratitude Jar. īy now you might have been hearing a lot about gratitude and how it’s the secret to happiness. The difference between the two is gratitude. But there’s no reason a Debbie Downer can’t become a Positive Patty. You might think those positive Pattys are just wired differently. Those are the people we love to be around. She points out that if your flight hadn’t be delayed you would have missed that gorgeous sunset.
You’re exhausted and grumpy and this person tells you to look out the window. Your flight is delayed and you’re stuck in travel misery. She makes you feel great about yourself and even when things aren’t super, she always finds a way to make lemonade out of lemons. You love her, but at the end of every chat, you feel completely drained.Īnd then there’s that friend that just seems to have it all together. You know that friend or family member who just never has anything nice to say? Nothing in her life is ever going right.
For more context, listen to episode 13 of the Previously Perfect Podcast wtih Erika Ames. So if you’ve been writing in your gratitude journal everyday for the last three years wondering why you’re not any happier, please know it’s not you it’s me. Yes, gratitude can make you happier, but it’s not always that simple. Reflecting on this article three years later, it’s clear to me that I made a mistake by offering no nuance.
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