{"id":4388,"date":"2022-05-14T12:29:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T16:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/east2westmedicine.com\/?p=4388"},"modified":"2022-05-14T12:29:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T16:29:16","slug":"gratitudes-link-with-love-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/215.98c.mytemp.website\/blog\/acupuncture\/gratitudes-link-with-love-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude\u2019s Link with Love & Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Morning<\/a>A glass half full<\/strong> – grateful people have a particular view of the world and themselves. They choose to notice the positive things in the world and their own lives and have an appreciation for things that other people may take for granted. In a growing body of research, the importance of gratitude suggests that it is a cornerstone of positive psychology.<\/p>\n

Love:\u00a0 <\/strong>Research from Psychologists Dr. Robert Emmons from UC Davis and Dr. Michael McCullough from the University of Miami go so far as to say that not only does gratitude promote feelings of happiness and love but that it is also a form of love itself. Open communication is necessary for healthy relationships. People who focus on the positive qualities of their partners experience more feelings of closeness and are often more aware of their partner\u2019s needs and wishes, resulting in healthier, happier, more intimate relationships.<\/p>\n

In 2010, Dr. Sara Algoe of UC Berkley sampled 67 heterosexual couples who had been together for at least 3 months. The partners wrote in a diary every night for 2 weeks and recorded both their own and their partner\u2019s thoughtful actions, their feelings toward the actions and how they felt about the relationship that day. This research found that gratitude reminds romantic partners of the quality of the relationship, the quality of the individual\u2019s partner and enhanced feelings of closeness.<\/p>\n

Other studies, like one by Kubacka, Finkenauer, Rusbult and Keijsers in 2011 showed that gratitude begets gratitude. Kind gestures toward a spouse led to feelings of gratitude (of course!) and that gratitude motivated the other spouse to reciprocate with kind gestures. None of that should be too surprising but the ultimate result was a positive cycle of gratitude and caring behavior that continued to increase.<\/p>\n

5 Proven Health Benefits of Gratitude:<\/strong><\/p>\n