In Japan, it has been taught that "gratitude" is morally important and that we should be grateful, but it has become clear from the brain science that "gratitude" will lead to health and happiness.
According to a study at the University of Illinois, people who are grateful or have a lot of positive emotions and have a sense of well-being live about 9.4 years longer than those who do not. In other words, being grateful and being positive seems to be good for your health.
Scientifically prove that gratitude makes you healthy and happy
Thanks to brain science, four substances in the brain that have a positive effect on the brain and body, such as dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphin, are secreted.
Dopamine is often referred to as the "happiness hormone," a substance that causes euphoria, and serotonin is a healing substance that is also known to be effective in depressive states when it stimulates secretion.
By gratitude, these substances in the brain are secreted, but it seems that there is no other behavior that secretes all four substances in the brain in this way. In other words, gratitude is the best brain training .
In addition, serotonin and oxytocin bring healing and relaxation, and oxytocin and endorphin have the effect of boosting immunity, so it can be said that it is "good for health" when these substances in the brain are secreted.
And it is said that endorphins are secreted not only when they are grateful, but also when they are grateful, so in a world of gratitude, a human society of gratitude can be said to be a happy and healthy society.
Who and how do you thank them?
Not only people close to you, your family, and pets, but also people you admire, historical figures, favorite entertainers, and gods.
"Na welcome me to make mom always rice,"
"pets and friends, always get along Na glad to,"
"Soseki Natsume, a lot of Thank you entertained until now of age in the novel"
seen live in the "idle I'm glad I'm fine when I go to
It seems that it is more effective to write down the feelings of gratitude in a notebook or in a diary than just to feel gratitude and think about it.
I try to record three thanks for today in my smartphone diary app. I sometimes forget it, but before I go to bed, I pop my smartphone. I think it's simple. It would be great if we could accumulate small gratitude and increase small happiness.
Of course, I think it would be better if it could be communicated directly. If you can meet someone you usually meet, I would like to feel free to say "Thank you", but it's a shame (* ´∀ ｀ *)
You may send it by letter or email line.
By the way, when I casually said "Thank you" to Mr. Kami, he said "I'm sorry for anything" ...
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