{"id":40,"date":"2010-09-14T23:51:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T23:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/simplyjith\/2010\/09\/14\/secrets-of-happiness-gratitude\/"},"modified":"2010-09-14T23:51:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-14T23:51:00","slug":"secrets-of-happiness-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/simplyjith\/2010\/09\/14\/secrets-of-happiness-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Secrets of Happiness: Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_lCPM9gvkpxE\/TI-2y4UO56I\/AAAAAAAABok\/t0dsVIeMd3s\/s1600\/Untitled-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"167\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_lCPM9gvkpxE\/TI-2y4UO56I\/AAAAAAAABok\/t0dsVIeMd3s\/s200\/Untitled-3.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Today, I wish to talk about my understanding of happiness. It is an interesting observation, to note that our gratitude  level can directly affect our wealth and happiness. Now that may  sound strange, but I have seen  it time and time again in my life.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">To begin with, I like to know how grateful would you say you are for what you are today? Before you answer this question, it is important to understand what we speak of when we talk about gratitude. The basic premise of gratitude is to acquire a more positive and receptive  state of being.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">We can begin the journey by  being grateful for the smaller and more immediate things like having a  place to live, food to eat, and a car to get around, etc.  By placing ourselves in a positive frame of mind through gratitude, we open ourselves to all the good things the universe has to offer. That is when we can actually begin to attract good things towards us.   As you become more comfortable with the positive things that basic  gratitude brings, you will likely find yourself feeling grateful for  even bigger things like being alive, learning hard lessons, your past  mistakes, the freedom to make choices in life, and more.  This type of  gratitude catapults you even further along the path to a successful and  happy life.  That&#8217;s because you begin to lose your fear of change or  loss and you begin to develop a deep appreciation for the exciting  adventure that life truly is.Once you reach the point where you remain in a constant state of  gratitude, you will become a magnet that attracts the positive things to  you&#8230; the things that resonate with who you are and what you desire  to do with your life.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">If you are ready to enjoy more happiness and  wealth, I challenge you to take some time to note  those things that you are grateful for, from the smallest little gifts  to the bigger ones.  And may you attract the most wonderful and  beneficial things into your life. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I wish to talk about my understanding of happiness. It is an interesting observation, to note that our gratitude level can directly affect our wealth and happiness. 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