27 Gratitude Journal Prompts You'll Be Grateful You Used
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27 Gratitude Journal Prompts You'll Be Grateful You Used

Take a moment to be truly thankful for all that you have.

Kelsey Dietrich
Nov 29, 2017
Bowling Green State University
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27 Gratitude Journal Prompts You'll Be Grateful You Used
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Oftentimes, in the hustle and bustle of daily life, it can be far too easy to neglect all of the aspects that provide us with positivity. Once we begin taking some time to reflect on all that we do have in our lives, rather than focusing on we do not have or how those things could be better, we begin to shift our perspective into a more positive light.

Keeping a gratitude journal is a great way to incorporate some positivity into your day. Through acknowledging both the big and the small factors that make up your life, you will develop a deeper sense of true appreciation for them rather than plowing through life taking certain things for granted.

Here are 27 gratitude journal prompts to assist in shifting your mindset to focus appreciating the positivity in your life.

1. What small thing that happened today are you grateful for?

2. Describe the sense that you most grateful for.

3. What is your favorite childhood memory?

4. What holiday tradition are you grateful for?

5. What is your favorite place to visit?

6. What family member are you most thankful for?

7. What book are you most grateful for?

8. List three good things that made you smile this week.

9. What skill are you thankful to have and why?

10. Describe a relationship that helped shape you into the person you are today.

11. What is one thing you love about yourself?

12. List five reasons why you are thankful for your job.

13. Describe a memory that still makes you laugh when retelling it now.

14. What is a challenge that you have overcome and been strengthened by?

15. Describe a teacher who has impacted you positively.

16. What is something that you enjoy in nature?

17. Describe one random act of kindness you performed recently.

18. Describe one random act of kindness that somebody did you for recently.

19. What accomplishment are you most proud of?

20. What change are you grateful for?

21. What food are you thankful for?

22. What everyday essential are you thankful for?

23. Did you experience any highs and lows this week? If so, how did they help shape you?

24. What opportunity are you thankful to have had within the last year?

25. What have you learned from a stressful situation?

26. What basic need that has been met are you especially thankful for?

27. What is something new that you have recently learned?

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