I never thought that being grateful could make you healthier, but as I started researching this topic I thought this makes tons on sense now. Benefits of gratitude affect your social and emotional life, also your personality, and even your health and career. It effects your social life with making you more social, kinder, and more friendships and can make them friendships deeper and healthier. Emotional health can affect many things in your life, it can lead to depression or extreme happiness. Being grateful can boost your emotional health by making you feel good about yourself, feeling more relaxed, and more resilient. Your personality can be changed by... you guessed it being grateful. It can make you feel less centered, less materialistic,
The following section defines and explains Michael J. Hyde’s concepts of acknowledgment, call of conscience, reconstruction, calculative thought, and social death. As defined by Hyde, “acknowledgment is a moral act; it functions to transform space and time, to create openings wherein people can dwell, deliberate, and know together what is right, good, just, and truthful” (Hyde, 2006, p. 7). Acknowledgment takes place when someone opens up and makes room for someone else. They see that someone else is in need and instead of turning away, they take the time, as well as, the effort to understand/help someone else. More importantly, acknowledgment grants people hope to a new beginning where they have the chance to improve
...e a better and happier society and furthermore contribute to building healthier immune systems for everyone.
Its practice has been seen to be efficacious in healing and improving the quality of life of many people. Whether in terms of enhancing mental health or preventing illness, gratitude is one of life’s vitalizing ingredients. Clinical trials indicate that the practice of gratitude can have dramatic and lasting positive effects on a person’s life. It can lower blood pressure, improve immune function, promote happiness and well being, and spur acts of helpfulness, generosity and cooperation (Emmons & Stern, 2013). Emmons and Stern (2013) from their experiments, assert that gratitude has one of the strongest links to mental health and life satisfaction in any personality trait, more so than even optimism hope or compassion. They maintain that people who experience gratitude can cope more effectively with everyday stress, show increased resilience in the face of trauma-induced stress, recover more quickly from illness, and enjoy more robust physical health.
When people have gratitude it makes ths country a better place. The people of this country could be caring, or helpful, and our country suffers from the selfish people in it. Gratitude makes a person an American, because they show respect to each and every person they meet and will meet in the future. They have the caring ways to help their friends, and family out at anytime. Gratitude is a trait that should be in any American citizen, because it shows the people of this country that it could be a better place if people would start treating others with kindness. The truth is, as I was growing up, I didn’t see much kindness in the world. People were treating others lousy, worthless, and, horrid. If more people had gratitude ther would be less murders, more love, and so much more faith in the world. Today we see people die, and are used to it. We hear about attacks and absolutely do nothing for the people that need it. Obviously, we need to find more of this stuff called
Are you constantly struggling with life? If so, you might be focusing on the wrong things. Practicing daily gratitude will help you turn your life around. Want what you have and what you want will come to you!
When evaluating a program, it is important to have meaningful data gathered in a way which makes sense for the methodological framework chosen. When evaluating the efforts of a community college in implementing an Allied Health program, Appreciative Inquiry is an appropriate methodological guide to assist in the formation of assessment questions, analysis of responses, and the development of recommendations for the future of the program. The purpose of this paper is to apply Appreciative Inquiry to data collection instrumentation and evaluation to understand the benefits and contributions of the community college Allied Health program.
As a female, I know that over 95% of us have asked the question “Are there any “good guys” out there? It seems like all guys are jerks or losers.” And then there is the 5% who have never asked the question, and I’m included in it. Someone as dedicated to school as I am, understand why. But later on around this time is when I met my best friend and current boyfriend, Ozzy. He is a year younger than me but the way he carries himself, one would easily assume that he is older. He is a straight A student who is probably the most caring, sensitive and strongest person I have ever met. He is nothing like guys you see today. This is probably why I consider him a “full package”.
healthy is a major component in ones’ overall wellbeing, more so mentally, but being healthy
Appreciative Inquiry is a change management approach which concentrates itself on determining what is working well within an organization, scrutinizing why it is working well and then focusing on doing more of these things. “Appreciative Inquiry focuses us on the positive aspects of our lives and leverages them to correct the negative. It’s the opposite of ‘problem-solving” (White, 1996). Appreciative Inquiry has it birthplace within the Case Western Reserve University doctoral program in Organizational Behavior and began as a partnership between David Cooperrider and his advisor Suresh Srivastva in 1980. The foundation of Appreciative Inquiry was established during the process of Cooperrider completing his doctoral thesis. Initially, Cooperrider’s work was concentrated on constructing a conventional analysis or an organizational examination of what were the flaws within the personnel side of the organization. “The history of Appreciative Inquiry is the history of a major shift in the practice of organization development and transformation. In fact, it is also the history of an unplanned, even unintended, process with no particular intent at all to use it for changing organizations or other human systems”( Watkins et al, 2011. p.23).
Unlike many behavioral approaches to change, AI does not focus on changing people. Instead, it invites people to engage in building the kinds of organizations and communities that they want to work and live in. (Mohy & Watkins, p. 4)
...s thank you to others makes them incredibly happy. We also must express gratitude for ordinary things such as a beautiful blue sky during the daytime or sparkling stars at night. Get in the habit of finding at least 10 things to be grateful for each day to increase your happiness level.
Eating healthy changes you for the best. Healthy eating is good for the soul, mind, and body it helps with stress, depression, and clearing acne. We as a society need healthy foods to stay productive in life, and healthy eating is a choice why not make the best one.
We often think it but don't give it, crave it but then don't buy it when we hear it. What is this I am talking about? It is ‘PRAISE’. Not just a compliment, but genuine and real recognition. Yes, we do tend to uphold applause. Praise works wonders when done sincerely. Psychologists believe that ‘real’ praise has the strength to build community. "The more you tell someone you like what they've done, the more they feel warmly toward you, and the more you're aware of your warm feelings toward them. You create an 'all in this together' feeling of support and enjoyment" says personality development counselor Dr. A. Bhattachatya.
Healthy living is a change not everyone is willing to do. Even with small replacements in your daily life, you can start to see big changes in how your body starts working. Maintaining a healthy life style can benefit your life in many ways. Being healthy can improve your bodies ability to stand against infections or diseases. It can also aid in giving you more energy, as well as helping you sleep better. Another advantage to keeping a healthy life style is you'll be stronger, and feel better about the way your body feels. Despite the overly expensive food or the pricey monthly bills from the gym you hardly go too, simple steps can assist you in living a long healthy life without the extra effort.
As they always say HEALTH IS WEALTH! Your food selection today, makes you enjoy for the moment and affects your health tomorrow and in the future!