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.