How To Be Thankful To You Essay

Did you know? “Research has linked gratitude with an increase in self-esteem, resiliency and overall life satisfaction.”1 You might think seventh graders can’t do much to improve the world. Really though, it is easy. Seventh graders can help the world by being thankful for everything around them, rather than complaining for every small thing they should be thankful for. If seventh graders practice gratitude, they can improve their, and other's, happiness levels. So many people these days are unhappy, only 33% of Americans surveyed said they were happy.2 If they tried being more thankful for everything around them, it would have been likely that many more would be much happier. My friend Madison, who has a Christian blog, madigrace.org, told

This is a real problem, but it’s a real problem that you can fix just by being grateful.

It is proven that being thankful can improve your happiness, as well as your overall health. Being thankful can be that solution you’ve been striving for to become happy again. It can make your day better, along with everyone else’s. An article on the Harvard Health website states

“Two psychologists, Dr. Robert A. Emmons of the University of California, Davis, and Dr. Michael E. McCullough of the University of Miami, have done much of the research on gratitude. In one study, they asked all participants to write a few sentences each week, focusing on particular topics. One group wrote about things they were grateful for that had occurred during the week. A second group wrote about daily irritations or things that had displeased them, and the third wrote about events that had affected them (with no emphasis on them being positive or negative). After 10 weeks, those who wrote about gratitude were more optimistic and felt better about their