Science of Thanksgiving Gratitude: 4 Real Benefits
A day to give thanks, a plentiful bounty. As Thanksgiving approaches, Id like to share a different perspective on giving thanks; 4 real benefits of gratitude; an Appreciation exercise; a free in-depth e-book The Appreciative Heart and, of course, wish you a Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Thanksgiving Day in the United States and (did you know?) in Brazil is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November as a day of gratitude for the nations harvests. The holiday dates back nearly four centuries to the pilgrims in America, and just four decades in Brazil, where in 1949 the Brazilian ambassador in Washington D.C., so liked the holiday that he took the idea home, where it was promptly adopted.
Thanksgiving was celebrated in Canada on the second Monday of October this year, as it has been since 1957, to offer thanks at the end of the harvest season. Chung Chui in China and Chuseok in Korea are major three-day national thanksgiving harvest festivals whose date of celebration varies slightly each year during the nations harvest seasons. Among other countries that celebrate a national day of thanks are Australia, part of India, Japan, Liberia and Malaysia. Many other nations hold a variety of events to express gratitude for their nations harvests.
Institute of HeartMath Feeds Food for Thought with Science of Thanksgiving Gratitude
Measuring someones gratitude is quite literally possible with todays cutting-edge science and technology. So how exactly do you measure gratitude scientifically?
Offering some food for thought this Thanksgiving apart from the HeartMath Kitchens Southern Turnip Mash, Vegetarian Rice Dressing, and Festive Fall Salad the Institute of HeartMath (IHM), a recognized leader in researching the physiology of emotions, is serving up a belt-buster when it comes to the latest understanding of gratitude.
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