“Remember when you wanted what you currently have” ____ According to a 2011 study published in Applied Psychology, spending just 15 minutes writing down a few things you are grateful for before bed can improve your sleep ___ A recent study from the University of California San Diego’s School of Medicine found that people who were more grateful had better heart health, specifically less inflammation; another study found that gratitude can actually boost your immune system ____ Stress hormones, such as cortisol, were found to be 23 percent lower in grateful people; Research shows that when we think about what we appreciate and what we are grateful, the parasympathetic or “rest and digest” part of the nervous system is activated, which can have positive benefits on the body, such as decreasing cortisol levels and increasing the feel good/love hormone oxytocin ____ Don’t forget to take pleasure in the small victories and practice gratitude for what you have and what is coming your way ___ #briannaapproved #grateful #gratitude #askbelievereceive #theuniverseknow (at US Open of Surfing)