How Gratitude Can Rewire Our Brains For Happiness

Brother David Steindl-Rast said, “It is not the happy that are grateful. It is the grateful that are happy.” Why is that? Gratitude helps us overcome two core things that make us unhappy: hedonic adaptation and our brain’s wiring for fear. Hedonic adaptation Imagine you’re working towards a promotion, and telling yourself, “If I get […]