Showing Gratitude Can Help You Stay Healthy and Happy

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shared in his dead pan manner each week. He wrote and reported a number of items which stated things that he had learned over the years. One thing he said was that under everyone’s hard shell or grouchy self is someone who merely wants to be appreciated and loved.Showing appreciation and love to someone could be a valuable experience for both parties. A simple act of kindness such as showing gratitude to another human being could make the day for a person. It is not a hard thing to do, and it certainly does not take much time or effort to say thank you or to give a smile to another person.<figure id="9f56"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*GHTlI8jtgOY2cQKDluuQ8w.jpeg"><figcaption>An American Concentration Camp of World War II (image is in public domain)</figcaption></figure>Although their living conditions were dismal and their livelihoods were taken away along with their freedom, the people of Japanese descent who were unjustly incarcerated in camps during World War II mostly tried to keep a positive attitude. They were held against their will, but they could be thankful that they were not being physically mistreated by camp workers. It was not easy to be happy in those circumstances.They were not tortured and killed such as people were in concentration camps in Europe (although they would not have known at the time about those horrible situations and conditions). They would learn about them much later.As An

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dy Rooney said, even the grouchiest of people can mellow and become nicer if they are treated kindly and shown some love. Television shows or movies sometimes feature a group of children who befriend a reclusive, unpleasant old man who becomes a changed person when shown kindness instead of contempt and fear. Nearly everyone can change into a different person if and when he is treated well.People who do not feel love, affection, and appreciation may suffer physical problems and mental problems which could include losing the will to live. Life holds little meaning without love.It is an easy matter for most people to show some love and appreciation even to strangers. Doing this for family members is essential for their health and happiness.A smile or a kind word can do much for the fulfillment of others. Everyone wants to be loved and appreciated. Showing gratitude is beneficial for the health and well being of all those involved. Expressing gratitude helps make everyone happier and healthier.<h1 id="cb84">“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” — Zig Ziglar</h1>[Sources: Wikipedia and Internet articles]Thanks for reading. If you would like to receive a free digital copy of a book of speeches and articles about The Japanese American Story, send an email to: [email protected]</article></body>

Love and appreciation are part of gratitude

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Health and wellness are on nearly everyone’s mind these days as people are striving to maintain the good health they currently enjoy or to recover the good health they once had. There are many ways to maintain better health, but one of the most vital is to have a feeling gratitude. Showing love and appreciation to others helps people feel healthy and happy. This factor can have healthy effects for the giver and the receiver. Without it, people may suffer from physical and mental strain and distress, causing sickness and disease

The coronavirus and racism have taken over the news wires over the past several months, and everyone wants to avoid the virus and stay healthy. We should be grateful if we have not gotten it.

Andy Rooney, who died on November 4, 2011, at the age of 92, was well known to viewers of the weekly CBS News program, 60 Minutes. He was an American radio and television writer who was a regular on the show from 1978 to 2011. He made the final regular appearance of his career on October 2, 2011, but his retirement was short lived. He died one month later.

People generally enjoyed Andy Rooney because of the wise quips which he shared in his dead pan manner each week. He wrote and reported a number of items which stated things that he had learned over the years. One thing he said was that under everyone’s hard shell or grouchy self is someone who merely wants to be appreciated and loved.

Showing appreciation and love to someone could be a valuable experience for both parties. A simple act of kindness such as showing gratitude to another human being could make the day for a person. It is not a hard thing to do, and it certainly does not take much time or effort to say thank you or to give a smile to another person.

An American Concentration Camp of World War II (image is in public domain)

Although their living conditions were dismal and their livelihoods were taken away along with their freedom, the people of Japanese descent who were unjustly incarcerated in camps during World War II mostly tried to keep a positive attitude. They were held against their will, but they could be thankful that they were not being physically mistreated by camp workers. It was not easy to be happy in those circumstances.

They were not tortured and killed such as people were in concentration camps in Europe (although they would not have known at the time about those horrible situations and conditions). They would learn about them much later.

As Andy Rooney said, even the grouchiest of people can mellow and become nicer if they are treated kindly and shown some love. Television shows or movies sometimes feature a group of children who befriend a reclusive, unpleasant old man who becomes a changed person when shown kindness instead of contempt and fear. Nearly everyone can change into a different person if and when he is treated well.

People who do not feel love, affection, and appreciation may suffer physical problems and mental problems which could include losing the will to live. Life holds little meaning without love.

It is an easy matter for most people to show some love and appreciation even to strangers. Doing this for family members is essential for their health and happiness.

A smile or a kind word can do much for the fulfillment of others. Everyone wants to be loved and appreciated. Showing gratitude is beneficial for the health and well being of all those involved. Expressing gratitude helps make everyone happier and healthier.