Gratitude opens our hearts and brings joy.

Meaning: This means that being grateful for the things we have makes us happier and more appreciative of life.

Choice of Words: Gratitude is the feeling of being thankful or appreciative. Opens means to make something accessible or available. Hearts are the organs that pump blood around the body. Brings means to cause something to happen or exist. Joy is a feeling of great happiness. When you put them together, "Gratitude opens our hearts and brings joy" means that being thankful for what we have makes us happier and more open to others.

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Being thankful makes us happier and more open to others.

Meaning: This means that when we are grateful, we are more likely to feel happy and to share that happiness with others.

Choice of Words: Being is a verb that means to exist or to be in a particular state. Thankful is an adjective that means grateful or appreciative. Makes is a verb that means to cause something to happen. Us is a pronoun that refers to the people who are speaking or writing. Happier is an adjective that means more happy or joyful. More is an adverb that means to a greater extent or degree. Open is an adjective that means accessible or receptive. To is a preposition that means towards or in the direction of. Others is a pronoun that refers to people other than the speaker or writer. When you put them together, "Being thankful makes us happier and more open to others" means that being grateful makes us feel happier and more willing to share our happiness with others.

When we are grateful, we feel happier and more open to others.

Meaning: This means that when we are grateful, we are more likely to feel happy and to share that happiness with others.

Choice of Words: When is an adverb that means at what time or on what occasion. We is a pronoun that refers to the people who are speaking or writing. Are is a verb that means to exist or to be in a particular state. Grateful is an adjective that means thankful or appreciative. We is a pronoun that refers to the people who are speaking or writing. Feel is a verb that means to experience an emotion or sensation. Happier is an adjective that means more happy or joyful. And is a conjunction that means in addition to. More is an adverb that means to a greater extent or degree. Open is an adjective that means accessible or receptive. To is a preposition that means towards or in the direction of. Others is a pronoun that refers to people other than the speaker or writer. When you put them together, "When we are grateful, we feel happier and more open to others" means that when we are grateful, we are more likely to feel happy and to share our happiness with others.

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