Gratefulnes

Gratefulness exercises work - here’s somethings to help.

Quick Simple Prompts

Every day I try to write 3 prompts in the form of:

I’m grateful for X, To God because Y, to Other because Z, to myself because A.

  • The element: To build my muscle
  • To God: To build my appreciation for wonder in the universe
  • To Other: To build my appreciation and compassion for others and their contribution
  • To Myself: To reinforce my good habits and behvaior.

However, these start to get repetitive and stale quickly.

Longer prompts

From: https://www.academicwritingsuccess.com/15-fabulous-gratitude-writing-prompts/n

  • Describe your favorite moment of the day.
  • Describe your favorite person and list all of that person’s good qualities.
  • Write about a random act of kindness from another person.
  • Write about something that cheers you up when you feel down.
  • List 5 things you are grateful for today.
  • Remember a success you had and write a thank-you speech describing who helped you reach it.
  • Write about a favorite hobby.
  • Write about something you are grateful for with your work or personal life.
  • Write about something you accomplished today, and how you feel now.
  • Write about something someone else did to make you happy.
  • Write about something you did to make someone happy today.
  • Write about a pet and what makes him/her special.
  • One of the best experiences of my life was… I am grateful for that experience because…
  • List at least 10 things you like about yourself. Write a journal entry for each of those things.
  • Write about something good you saw in your community.