This time of year, the topic of thankfulness is front and center—and not just for those of us who celebrate Thanksgiving. The end of the year brings cooler weather, holidays, time with friends and family, and reflection. This year was a difficult one, and I know I turned to appreciation to get me through the tougher moments.
This sense of gratitude is more powerful than many of us realize. In fact, social scientists report that people who make it a practice to write down even one thing a day that they are grateful for experience a marked rise in happiness in less than a month. That’s a pretty small practice with a big payoff…