Does gratitude ever feel like a panacea or unachievable? Are we giving thankfulness too much credit? The benefits of gratitude abound. It increases our faith and resilience. Thankfulness leads to stronger relationships and health. Grateful people experience greater joy and handle life’s problems more easily. Biologically we can observe how gratefulness rewires our brain releasing chemicals that make us feel better and allow blood to flow more easily which frees us to think more creatively and clearly. And when we choose to think gratefully every day, the reticular activator reinforces those things we choose to think about. So physical, spiritual, and relational benefits abound. But there is a dark side of gratitude we don’t like to think about.

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