Studies in which participants kept journals showed that logs of gratitude generated significantly more happiness, better sleep, less illness than those who logged their hassles during the day.
"Your attitude toward events in the past matter more than the events themselves" p. 86
"You cannot change what appened in the past, but you can change your attidudes toward what happened. Sometimes changing the frame can alter the picture." p. 86
Dementia diagnosis: drawn clock faces are distorted = distorted time perception. p. 199
Melges (diabetes transplant) "It has helped me to live more fully in the present toward the future regardless of what may happen in the future." p. 213
Presentism practice technique: touching the doorjamb as you enter a room or place can help one stop and realize a new perspective is available and to appreciate it more fully. p.261
