Skeptical

I was reading a paper the other day. It was about the importance of being grateful and optimistic. "Research shows that happy, grateful people sleep better, exercise more, report less health complaints and feel all around a better sense of wellbeing," Barley D. Savoring informs us in BYU Wellness.

I have a few questions for Mr. Savoring. One is whether this is a correlative or causative relationship. After all, correlation does not prove causation.

Question number two is whether better health, more sleep, and a greater sense of wellbeing is a cause or effect of more gratitude. Personally, I know I tend to be a lot more inclined to look on the bright side of life when I feel well. I don't know if trying to look on the bright side makes me feel physically better.

And my third question is why his parents named him Barley Savoring. Maybe they really liked beef and barley soup? I admit, it does taste pretty good. I suppose it's quite savory.