How is it religious? It's scientific: "[...] young adults assigned to keep gratitude journals showed greater increases in determination, attention, enthusiasm,

How is it religious? It's scientific: "[...] young adults assigned to keep gratitude journals showed greater increases in determination, attention, enthusiasm, and energy compared to the other groups". Humans have a known and scientifically proven innate negative bias. In other words, negative experiences and feelings are felt stronger than positive ones. Being mindful and intentional about appreciating the good things in your life trains your mind to balance the negative bias. [1] [1] https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/images/application_uploads/Emmons-CountingBlessings.pdf https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/images/application_uploads/...