Thanks and Gratitude for Our Lives

November 25, 2021

Give Thanks for Life

Thanksgiving is a day we should celebrate every day!

  • Eating healthy food with friends and family,
  • Giving Thanks,
  • Having Gratitude for even the smallest things in our lives

These are some of the healthiest things we can do.*  Add a little exercise and you have the golden recipe for a great life.  “When we decide to focus on all that is good in our lives, happiness increases, blood pressure drops, heart rate drops.”**  There are many studies that show this to be true.

Life is a miracle.  We have life. We are miracles.  We should be celebrating every day we are alive on earth giving thanks and gratitude we exist!

The pictures included today were taken by a patient of mine who sends me incredible beauty she experiences in her life.  It brings joy to my heart.  I’m thankful and grateful for her sharing.  Pay close attention to the colors seen in the photo of different proteins in neurons. It’s magnificent!

Boston Harbor

Sunset, Presque Isle, Erie, PA

Lily Pittsburgh, PA

Sunrise from Cadillac Mountain Acadia National Park, Maine

Cancun Mexico

Cancun, Mexico

Every day, experience, enjoy, and give THANKS and GRATITUDE for the beauty surrounding you.  It is magnificent!  Bring into your life your biggest desires and grandest dreams.

Happy Thanksgiving!  Be safe.  Have an awesome day.  Dr. D

Jodi will be in the office Friday, November 26, 8am to 3pm for those who need services.  Thank you Jodi!  We are Grateful for you!

 

*https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010965/Gratitude and Well Being             **https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5085955/Your Best Life: Breaking the cycle: the power of gratitude.

***Emmons RA, McCullough ME. Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. J Pers Sol  Psychol. 2003;84:377–389. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.84.2.377.

****Fredrickson BL, Levenson RW. Positive emotions speed recovery from the cardiovascular sequelae of negative emotions. Cogn Emot. 1998;12:191–220. doi: 10.1080/026999398379718

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