Read together, these words seem like theyve been randomly generated.

But what unites them is that they are all things myfriendsare grateful for.

I know this because they shared them in our gratitude group chat.

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They were, and with that, I whacked us in a group.

Whats more, he writes, there is scientific evidence that grateful people are more resilient to stress.

Emmons calls gratitude a social emotion and Ive found that to be true.

Two people’s legs touch under a table as they work on their laptops.

My friends and I are part of a bigger cultural moment of gratitude.

Internet searches for What is gratitude?

rocketed nearly sixfold between 2020 and 2021.

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Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, and Leslie Bibb in The White Lotus, symbolizing toxic friendships.

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