Hello, and welcome to the next lecture in the course, this course covers how things seem to work out for those who are grateful. And I had mentioned that in an earlier lecture. And so now we're going to cover how things just seem to mysteriously work out in more cases than not for people who are grateful. That doesn't mean everything works out all the time, obviously. And we'll talk about how it's not a guarantee that everything will go your way in the next lecture. That's not necessarily something people want to hear.

But part of my responsibility in sharing this information is telling the truth and I wouldn't do you any favors if I were to sugarcoat things or to lie about things. And so for this one, though, things seem to work out for people who are optimistic and grateful, either by nature or by cultivating gratitude. And so have you ever noticed that people who have positive attitude seem to have better look, I noticed that when I was in school and all the way through life, that doesn't mean that they don't have problems, but just things seem to work out better for them overall, I want you to do an experiment. When you go out with others today or tomorrow or go to work, take some time to observe and interact with people and listen to what comes out of their mouth. What do they seem to focus on?

And how do they portray their attitudes towards life, they notice their life conditions if you want, you could even write down what you observe, but just don't put it somewhere where other people will find it, and then how outcomes those outcomes seem to occur for them. And if they receive favor in those situations favor, meaning that things work out well for them, people who just come out of the woodwork to help them or whatever the case may be people like them, in some cases more. But there might be some exceptions to this, but I bet you will generally find those people who focus on the positive and show gratitude in situations whether they're negative, positive or indifferent neutral, that things just seem to they recover from things faster. they recover from setbacks. Faster, they see setbacks disappear quicker and they see fewer setbacks in their lives.

It's also proof that when you change the way you look at things, the way you look at things change, and so you can see that operating not only in your own life, but in other people's lives as well. And so going back to some of the benefits of gratitude and section one, these benefits seem to me to prove this to be true, in addition to our anecdotal observations, of co workers, family members, friends, acquaintances, mentors, and even enemies in some cases. So for instance, in the website, happier human, it's a great website, check it out. Basically, there's an article that lists even more comprehensive the benefits of gratitude in different areas of our lives. And this area is so important that we focus an entire section near the end of the course on how gratitude improves the outcomes of your life. And so if you can see how that works in other people's lives, that's further proof even more.

In this article, though, it shows how gratitude improves. Your social, emotional, spiritual health and career labs. And by improving the quality of all of these areas, no doubt things work out better for you and for these other people as well. So they're reaping those benefits based on the scientific evidence. If you start to see how it all comes together, it there's irrefutable proof that this works. And it's twofold.

One, attracting how things work out, you seem to mysteriously attract more and go. More good comes into your life when you focus on the good and so things seem to magically work out based on those things. And based on what your mindset is attracting and to the increase of probability that things will work out well. So when you reap the benefits of gratitude and all these different areas of your life, such as better help lower stress levels, better relationships, lower blood pressure and a better perspective on your career. You also begin to open the door For the larger picture of these areas in your life to move in a more desirable direction. For instance, if you practice gratitude, and your blood pressure lowers by 20 points, you decrease your chances of having a medical episode like a heart attack or a stroke.

Heaven forbid, if you show gratitude to your significant other, you increase your chances that your marriage or partnership will not only last, but that it will thrive and prosper and the list goes on. And so if you can observe those things in other people's lives, maybe not being judgmental, but just seeing cause and effect and observing that, then gratitude does increase the chances that things will work out in your life as well, because gratitude is no respecter of persons, it treats everybody the same. And so in the next lecture, we will discuss while gratitude has far reaching benefits and can directly bless your life, it doesn't guarantee that everything will go your way. And so, I do want to emphasize that a little bit here, but that's not the central emphasis of the course. And so I'll see you in the next lecture