Be Grateful. You’ll Feel Better

Thankfulness is one of the most direct routes to well being

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As children, most of us were drilled into the habit of automatically saying, “Thank You,” whether we felt appreciative or not. Sometimes we said it like a habit — a “Bless you,” after a sneeze. But often, we didn’t give much reflection to what that gift, or statement, or behavior really meant to us. We learned about being polite, not about being…