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What Happens When We Don’t Focus on Gratitude?
Can being ungrateful cause problems?
Last week, I gave you three reasons why gratefulness matters and an example of how it could help. But what happens when you don’t focus on being grateful?
Thanksgiving is next week, which means everyone is thinking about time spent with family, delicious menus, and of course, gratefulness. And it’s nice to have that reminder sometimes, especially in a year like 2020, when it’s so easy to lose sight of all that we have to be grateful for.
When some people think of gratitude, they only think of the Thanksgiving holiday. But gratitude is so much more than an annual holiday. It’s a way of life that can have a deep impact on you.
When you make gratitude a part of daily life, it can change your entire outlook. It can help you reframe negative situations so that you can see them more positively. It can help you let go of so many things that you might otherwise cling to — things that wouldn’t make your life better.
Just as gratitude can have a positive effect on you, refusing to express gratitude has a host of negative effects including these…
