One way to make gratitude even more effective is prayer or meditation. Some researchers have noticed that increasing the practice of prayer is strongly associated with gratitude, even among people who aren’t devoutly religious.[12] If you don’t want to try prayer, a similar contemplative exercise can help, such as a quiet walk in which you repeat the phrase “I am blessed and will bless others.” Another technique for increasing gratitude: contemplate your death. No, really. Researchers found in 2011 that when people vividly imagined their demise, their sense of gratitude increased by 11 percent
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