Attitude of Gratitude

I just read something from someone's post on Facebook about some research on the brain.  We used to believe that we were born with all our brain cells and that if we lost some, we never got any back.  The new ways of imaging the brain have taught us that this isn't true.  Some brain studies show that people who practice gratitude as a spiritual practice actually grow a larger part of the brain that's responsible for positive feelings.  Imagine that!   Of course, spiritual gurus have been telling us for centuries that if we focused on the positive, we would be happier, but we weren't paying much attention.  Maybe with all the scientific studies proving this, we'll start paying attention.  Surely if we want to have the life of our dreams, we will need to train ourselves to appreciate the one we have!