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What Happened When I Wrote My Mom a Thank-You Letter
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1687" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_happened_when_i_wrote_my_mom_a_thank_you_letter" target="_blank"><strong>What Happened When I Wrote My Mom a Thank-You Letter - Greater Good</strong></a></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>When she turned 50, Nancy Davis Kho wrote 50 gratitude letters—and the first one was to her mom.</strong></p><p></p><p>In the waning days of 2015, I decided to mark a milestone birthday by simply saying “thank you.” My plan was to write one letter each week of that year to someone who had helped, shaped, or inspired me on the road to the person I am today. Nothing fancy: just one gratitude letter at time. I later called this letter-writing spree my Thank-You Project—and it would change my life in a profound, positive, and lasting way. </p><p></p><p>I have discovered that writing a “<a href="https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/gratitude_letter" target="_blank">gratitude letter</a>” is one of the most common prescriptions from researchers looking for a way to elevate gratitude levels in their everyday lives. In fact, that’s often how scientists test their theories: They have the experimental group write a letter expressing appreciation to someone, while the control group is, I suppose, denied access to stationery. It turns out that gratitude is a heady tonic for both the giver and receiver, which shows up in brain scans. Just think: You can replicate their studies, only without making the trip to a lab.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1687, member: 1"] [URL='https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_happened_when_i_wrote_my_mom_a_thank_you_letter'][B]What Happened When I Wrote My Mom a Thank-You Letter - Greater Good[/B][/URL] [B] When she turned 50, Nancy Davis Kho wrote 50 gratitude letters—and the first one was to her mom.[/B] In the waning days of 2015, I decided to mark a milestone birthday by simply saying “thank you.” My plan was to write one letter each week of that year to someone who had helped, shaped, or inspired me on the road to the person I am today. Nothing fancy: just one gratitude letter at time. I later called this letter-writing spree my Thank-You Project—and it would change my life in a profound, positive, and lasting way. I have discovered that writing a “[URL='https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/gratitude_letter']gratitude letter[/URL]” is one of the most common prescriptions from researchers looking for a way to elevate gratitude levels in their everyday lives. In fact, that’s often how scientists test their theories: They have the experimental group write a letter expressing appreciation to someone, while the control group is, I suppose, denied access to stationery. It turns out that gratitude is a heady tonic for both the giver and receiver, which shows up in brain scans. Just think: You can replicate their studies, only without making the trip to a lab. [/QUOTE]
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