The Connection between Gratitude and Contentment (11.24.22)

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Plain Bible Teaching Podcast

This episode is being released on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving as a holiday is traditionally a time to spend with family and sharing a good food together. However, the basic premise of Thanksgiving is that it calls us to remember the blessings that God has given us and express our gratitude for them. So in our episode today, we’re going to talk about this idea of gratitude and how it is connected with happiness and contentment.

STORY – Expressing Gratitude May Be True Key to Happiness, Survey Suggests

“The secret to happiness may be expressing gratitude. A survey of 2,000 Americans examining the potential connection between being thankful and contentment in life reveals that 65 percent of respondents who say they’re ‘very happy’ on a daily basis are also more likely to ‘always’ give thanks.

“While looking at the correlation between life satisfaction and gratitude, a third of respondents say they regularly make sure to express gratitude in their everyday lives. Of those, 62 percent note they feel ‘very satisfied’ with their lives.”

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“‘There’s a dramatic correlation between gratitude and happiness,’ says Logan Mallory, vice president of marketing at Motivosity, in a statement. ‘When people are proactive about being grateful, it rewires their brain to look for positives instead of the negatives around them. Previous studies and these survey results tell us that if you want to experience an increase in life satisfaction, just express gratitude more often!’” (Study Finds)