Your Soul Food for Friday Dec 1, 2023: “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others”- Cicero

Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week: Extending Gratitude Beyond Thanksgiving

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”- Cicero

Try not to laugh at these 10 best Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 winners:
“I come from a land down under!”

Try not to laugh at these 10 best Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 winners – BBC Science Focus Magazine

Practicing gratitude: Turns out sometimes less is more, expert says:
Not everyone benefits from gratitude practices, studies show. “The How of Happiness” author Sonja Lyubomirsky shares what effective practices look like.

Practicing gratitude: Turns out sometimes less is more, expert says | CNN

Another Reason To Be Thankful: Gratitude Can Seriously Boost Your Heart Health, According to Science
Count your blessings, soothe your ticker.

Gratitude Heart Health: The Surprising Connection (wellandgood.com)

The Science to Be Grateful for This Year
Thanks to science, we’ve experienced dramatic shifts in the way we understand ourselves, Earth and the universe in the past 12 months. But the hours, weeks and years people commit to the meticulous research that affects so much of our life can easily get buried in the flow of daily news.

The Science to Be Grateful for This Year | Scientific American

Four Ways to Be Grateful—And Happier
Ancient philosophers proposed it, modern researchers have confirmed it: Being thankful is good for you.

Four Ways to Be Grateful—And Happier – The Atlantic

The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic:
Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.

The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian