"Thank You"... a discussion of gratitude

Dr. Ira Byock, a renowned palliative care physician, noticed common threads in his work with people at the end of life. He sums them up in his book "The Four Things That Matter Most". Each one is a statement we can claim in connection with another. This week, we focus on the third: "Thank you".

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What impact can gratitude have on our mood? Our wellbeing? Growing research suggests that practicing gratitude ('practice' because it can require some effort and isn't necessarily easy or natural) can actually change brain chemistry.  What is your relationship to gratitude? For some, it comes easier than others. Some days it might take more work than others: that's why it's called practice- you do it anyway. Practicing gratitude does not mean that you ignore hardship, or pretend it doesn't exist. It means that, in the midst of the good, bad, and neutral, you can ALSO find something to be grateful for. Why might this be a worthy life practice? What about in the end-of-life realm? Why is saying "Thank you" something that people would express at the end of life? 

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