Thanksgiving and gratitude

On Thanksgiving as we reflect on our lives, give thanks, and extend help to those who are in need, it is also an opportunity to begin or re-affirm an attitude of gratitude. Actually, along with eating right and exercising, expressing gratitude improves the quality of life.

One of the ways to create greater meaning in life for baby boomer women in midlife and beyond is to be thankful. In her interesting book,

" The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want,"

 
author Sonja Lyubomirsky includes "expressing gratitude" as one of 10 activities that increase lasting happiness.

Read more at: Highlights from the Research Project on Gratitude and Thankfulness

Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for being part of this community. I greatly appreciate you.