Grateful means feeling or showing thanks for something good that has been done for you. It describes a warm sense of appreciation and recognition.
“Grateful” comes from “grate,” an old form of “grace,” from Latin “gratus,” meaning pleasing or thankful. The word shifted from ‘pleasing’ to ‘full of thanks.’
Feeling grateful doesn’t just sound nice—it actually changes your brain, helping you notice positive events more and more. Gratitude is like a mental lens that slowly trains you to see what is going right instead of only what’s wrong.
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