Gratitude

They say that a person with a clean conscience sleep better—but we could also say that people who express gratitude sleep easier. I think most of us can recognize that grateful people are happier—how many people have you seen frowning while counting their blessings? (Not many.) But living a grateful life has numerous other health benefits—maybe enough to convince us to make gratitude a priority year-round instead of just around the table at Thanksgiving. Amy Morin is a clinical social worker and psychotherapist. She’s a Wall Street journalist and author of the internationally best-selling book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do. You can learn more about her at her website.