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These simple tips will help you culticate gratitude in your daily life. By Catherine Price Reprinted from Greater Good Magazine, Vol. IV, Issue 1. Used with permission. Research in positive psychology has identified several ways that practicing gratitude can boost people's health and happiness. Here are four of these research-tested "gratitude interventions." Write a gratitude letter. Research by Martin Seligman, Christopher Peterson and others has shown this one to be particularly effective. write a letter to a mentor, family member or someone other important person in your life whom you've never properly thanked. Deliver it in person and read it out loud.  Keep a gratitude letter. Studies by psychologist Michael McCullough, Robert Emmons, Sonja Lyumbomirsky, and others have backed up this exercise, which involves keeping a list of things for which you're grateful- anything from your children or spouse to the beauty of the tree outside your window. Doin

5 Tips for a Healthy Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a time to offer thanks of family gatherings and holiday meals. It is a time of turkeys, stuffing and pumpkin pie. It is also a time for candy corn, holiday parades and family parties. Here are five tips to also make it as healthy and thankful a holiday as you can: Begin and end your day with a private time of reflection. Make a list of all you are deeply thankful for and then express your gratitude for each one. Don’t do it alone. Involve family and friends in planning and preparation. Use this as a bonding and relating time to build stronger relationships and learn new things about the people in your life. Be sure your menu includes variety of colorful fruits and vegetables. Color (red, green and yellow) is a good indication of high nutrient value. Fresh cut vegetables make great, healthy, appetizers. Use up those extra calories. Watching football on TV doesn’t adequately use the extra calories from the Thanksgiving