The practice of gratitude is incompatible with negative emotions and m…

Sonja Lyubomirsky
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The practice of gratitude is incompatible with negative emotions and may actually diminish or deter such feelings as anger, bitterness, and greed. ✨ Sonja Lyubomirsky (2007). The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want, p.85, Penguin
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