20 Journal Prompts to Help Practice Gratitude

Learning to practice gratitude takes time and dedication and thereā€™s no simpler way to start learning than to begin a journaling routine!

Being faced with a blank page each day can be daunting. With a few simple prompts that give you plenty of creative space, thereā€™s nothing you canā€™t accomplish!

Journaling 101

Before you even get to the prompts for the day, there are a few things you want to make sure you have and are prepared for to ensure youā€™ll have the most productive experience.

Start with a journal or notebook that you really like! Even if itā€™s got pictures on the front, dots instead of lines, or you just want to do it all on sticky notes, start with a blank page that gets you excited.

Reach for a pen or pencil that fits what you like as well. Itā€™s hard to be ready to journal and pour out all your thoughts about gratitude if you donā€™t like either of your writing implements.

Finally, set aside time in a quiet space where you can focus on what youā€™re truly grateful for in your life! Being bombarded by questions from your kids or spouse can quickly ruin the way you journal and leave you feeling like you just wasted 15 minutes of your day. Quiet reflection is the perfect space to hone in on what youā€™re grateful for in your daily routine!

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Journal Prompts

Each of these prompts is a suggestion that is designed to help you reflect on whatā€™s happening in your own life and what you have to be grateful for within that space! Some may not feel ā€œcomfortableā€ but push through them anyway. Moments of discomfort are where we learn to grow!

  1. Write down one good thing that happened to you today and why it was important

  2. Name 5 things youā€™re doing well

  3. Write down something nice you did today for someone else and how it made you feel

  4. Who in your family are you most thankful for and why?

  5. Who or what in your life are you happy to let go of?

  6. What are your 3 worst days? Write briefly about each day

  7. What are your 3 best days? Write briefly about each day

  8. Write out what the top 10 things are in your life that cause you stress. For each, write what you can do to change it

  9. In the worst period of your life, what did you learn through the experience? How is your life better for it?

  10. What little irritations in your life can you take less seriously? Why do they cause you so much irritation?

  11. Find 3 people you feel that you take for granted and write how you can express more appreciation for them.

  12. What 3 things can you do today to be a kinder person?

  13. What are your biggest accomplishments?

  14. Write out 5 things you love about your home

  15. What made you laugh out loud this week?

  16. Write about a time someone went out of their way to help you

  17. Write about a time when you went out of your way to help someone

  18. What 3 qualities or talents are you most grateful for in your own life?

  19. Make a list of all the ways youā€™ve been fortunate

  20. How can you continue to be more thankful?







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