{"id":292,"date":"2019-11-27T16:40:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/lifeatthecoop\/?p=292"},"modified":"2019-11-27T16:40:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:40:49","slug":"wellness-wednesday-a-time-to-be-thankful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/lifeatthecoop\/2019\/11\/27\/wellness-wednesday-a-time-to-be-thankful\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Wednesday: A Time to Be Thankful"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_294\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/lifeatthecoop\/files\/2019\/11\/Science-of-Gratitude.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[292]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-294\" class=\"wp-image-294 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/lifeatthecoop\/files\/2019\/11\/Science-of-Gratitude-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/lifeatthecoop\/files\/2019\/11\/Science-of-Gratitude-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/lifeatthecoop\/files\/2019\/11\/Science-of-Gratitude-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/lifeatthecoop\/files\/2019\/11\/Science-of-Gratitude-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/lifeatthecoop\/files\/2019\/11\/Science-of-Gratitude.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to expand<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thanksgiving is a time to remember all we have to be thankful for. And there are ancillary benefits to be thankful. People who regularly experience gratitude appear to recover faster from trauma and injury. They have better and closer personal relationships and may even have improved health overall. Gratitude journaling has been a well-researched means to express our feelings of thankfulness. Gratitude is a social emotion that creates an enduring bond between people. Gratitude scaffolds other emotional experiences like love and interpersonal trust. It makes us happier and more resilient. In some studies, it even has been shown to improve immune function, blood pressure, and heart function. Ratings of gratitude correlated with brain regions associated with interpersonal bonding and relief of stress. And, stress is incredibly toxic. Gratitude has been shown to relieve pain, both physical and emotional.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/381443461\/the-pulse\">In a podcast<\/a>, a neuroscientist discussed his journaling experience. He said he did not feel better right away but it was a gradual process. Gratitude can be seen as a muscle. We become more attuned to the full range of gratitude, from someone holding a door open to donating a kidney. We can increase our resolution to gratitude. \u00a0fMRI results suggest that, over time, there was a long lasting change in the sensitivity of the brain to gratitude.<\/p>\n<p>The entries don\u2019t have to be earth-shattering. It can be \u201cI had an easy commute,\u201d \u201cThis coffee is warm and delicious,\u201d \u201cThe sun is out,\u201d or \u201cI heard a baby laughing.\u201d Starting small is the best place to start.<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/381443461\/the-pulse\">Especially listen to neuroscientist 2:30-12:15<\/a>!)<\/p>\n<p>Happy Thanksgiving!<br \/>\nKind regards,<br \/>\nGME Wellness Committee<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=CooperGME\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving is a time to remember all we have to be thankful for. And there are ancillary benefits to be thankful. People who regularly experience gratitude appear to recover faster from trauma and injury. They have better and closer personal relationships and may even have improved health overall. 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