The ‘three blessings exercise’: The path to gratitude that changes our lives and culture

Summary: Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos teaches an online course on happiness that has reached more than a million people. She recommends something called the “three blessings exercise.” Counting our blessings even in hard times is a biblical exercise: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). However, there’s a way to experience our Father’s presence that transcends an occasional attitude of gratitude.