One Nation, In Gratitude
When it comes to gratitude, Americans are indivisible. Happy Thanksgiving, every one.
“Thanksgiving Can Be a Challenging Time for Mental Health,” reminded Millicent Rose for Real Clear Science this Thanksgiving, adding that “Gratitude Can Help.”
It was a timely reminder that, despite the many challenges our nation is facing and the deep political divisions of the past few years, gratitude is more important than ever. Gratitude may also be the closest thing Americans have to a universal value.
Gratitude might be the one thing we all agree is a good idea.
“There are many things that we can all do to buffer against the decline of our mental health this Thanksgiving,” Rose advised readers of RCS. “But less often discussed is the role of gratitude and kindness as a pathway to improved mental health.”
“Derived from the Latin word ‘gratus,’ meaning pleasing or thankful, gratitude is scientifically proven to evoke feelings of joy, bliss, optimism, self-satisfaction, improved mood, and even true happiness,” she concluded.
Elsewhere, encouragements to express gratitude abound.
In “What We’re Grateful For,” Bari Weiss’s Free Pressers intoned a litany of silver-lined dark clouds.