What is it that makes you feel gratitude?

Is there a power to feeling grateful?Marcus Aurelius said, "When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive--to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."You are happier when you are grateful.Positive feelings fill your head and leave no room for negative feelings.It makes you appreciate what you have, not what you don't.Being grateful makes you feel more optimistic and helps you bounce back from life's setbacks.It makes you feel fulfilled and alive.

The personal influence it gives you is the real power of gratefulness.People who are grateful listen to more and people who are more willing to help them.That is the high level stuff.The feeling of graditude allows people to weather lifes troubles much better than those who think the world owes them something.