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Mental sunshine will cause the flowers of peace, happiness, and prosperity to

grow upon the face of the Earth. Be a creator of mental sunshine.

—graffition a wall in Berkeley, California

Gratitude makes us feel good because it helps us widen our frame of vision.

Under depression or stress, we can develop tunnel vision, seeing only this prob-

lem, that difficulty.We can get overtaken by a heavy, dark feeling of despair. But

when we experience a sense of gratitude, we give ourselves a dose of mental

sunshine. Suddenly the world seems brighter, and we have more options.

And the greatest thing is that as we experience the mental sunshine of

gratitude, we begin to glow with sunshine ourselves. Suddenly not only is the

world brighter, but we are too. Soon we notice that our lives are full of people

who want to be around us because we exude peacefulness, happiness, and joy.

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