Thursday Things: Thanksgiving 2023 Edition

23 November 2023. Vol 5 No 47. By Dan McGirt. #224

Happy Thanksgiving from Thursday Things!

Happy Thanksgiving! Photo by Joseph Gonzalez on Unsplash

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A Day for Thanks

Thank you to all of our Thursday Things Happy Subscribers! I appreciate you spending time to read the newsletter each week. I wish each of you safe travels today and hope that you are spending a joyful time with family and friends.

For those Happy Subscribers outside the U.S. for whom this is simply another Thursday, I hope you’re having an outstanding Thursday.

As has become our practice at Thursday Things, we’ll forego the usual collection of Thursday items, since I know most of you will be busy cooking, eating, chatting, driving, watching a game, or maybe taking a post-dinner nap.

But for those who do want something to read, here are a few articles about the benefits of gratitude:

• The Science of Gratitude: Research shows gratitude isn’t just a pleasant feeling—being grateful can also support greater health, happiness, and wisdom in ourselves and our communities.

• Benefits of Gratitude: 28+ Surprising Research Findings: Emotional, social, personality, career, and health benefits of gratitude.

• Benefits of Gratitude: 31 Powerful Reasons to be More Grateful: It’s a gratitude listicle!

• 7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude: You'll be grateful that you made the change (and you'll sleep better).

• Giving thanks can make you happier: In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.

Again, I’m grateful for your readership, support, likes, comments, and shares of Thursday Things throughout the year!

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