We all know that practicing gratitude can help us better manage stress and increase feelings of happiness and well-being. One of the best ways to enjoy the marvelous benefits of gratitude is to keep a gratitude journal. Whether you decide to write in it at night or first thing in the morning is up to you. Below, you’ll find a list of 20 gratitude journal questions that will help you find inspiration when you need it. Sometimes all you need is a list to trigger your memory and get those ideas flowing.
Benefits of Gratitude
Adopting a grateful attitude can impact almost every aspect of your life in a positive way — your relationships, your mood, your job satisfaction, your health and so on. Incorporating gratitude into your daily routine can significantly enhance your mindfulness practice. Learn more about how mindfulness supports recovery in our Mindfulness in Recovery blog post.
Gratitude can help you put a positive spin on stressful times and turn them into valuable lessons. In positive psychology research, gratitude is consistently linked to greater measures of happiness.
Some of the most incredible benefits of gratitude include that it can:
- Help people create healthy habits
- Boost happiness and peace of mind
- Increase resiliency and empathy
- Enable individuals to achieve financial goals
- Allow for better sleep
- Open the door to more relationships
- Enhance mental strength and self-esteem
20 Thought-Provoking Questions About Gratitude
Now that we’ve talked about the benefits of gratitude, let’s get into some thought-provoking gratitude questions for your daily journal:
- What aspects of your city or neighborhood are you grateful for?
- What have others done in your life that you’re grateful for?
- Who is someone that really listens when you talk, and how does that affect you?
- What’s a stressor you’re grateful to have put behind you this year?
- How many of your basic needs do you not have to worry about meeting today?
- What’s the best thing about your home, and have you taken the time to enjoy it recently?
- Have you had a chance to help someone recently, and how did that make you feel?
- What’s something you look forward to in the future?
- What’s something enjoyable you get to experience every day that you’ve come to take for granted?
- What’s a hard lesson that you were grateful to learn?
- What about today has been better than yesterday?
- What’s an aspect of your physical health that you feel grateful for?
- What happened today/yesterday/this week/this month/this year that you’re grateful for?
- What’s an aspect of your personality that you’re grateful for?
- How have you used your talents recently, and what have you enjoyed about doing that?
- What relationships are you grateful for?
- What’s one thoughtful thing someone did for you recently?
- What’s an aspect of how you were parented for which you feel grateful?
- What’s one thing you’ve enjoyed about doing your job recently?
- What made you laugh or smile today?
Gratitude in Recovery
Staying grateful and focused on your goals in Recovery takes perseverance. Just remember — you don’t have to do it alone. At 7 Summit Pathways, we believe in fostering a sense of gratitude and positivity as part of our holistic approach to recovery. Gratitude exercises are often an integral part of our individual therapy sessions. Discover more about our Individual Therapy services and how they can help you in your recovery journey. Learn more about our mission and values on our About Us page.
We can teach you strategies to focus on what you’re grateful for as you recover from drugs, alcohol or other forms of addiction. For a deeper understanding of the various treatment options available, check out our Comprehensive Guide to Addiction Treatment Options. Our inpatient treatment program incorporates various therapeutic activities, including gratitude exercises, to support holistic recovery. Find out more about our Inpatient Treatment Program.
Contact 7 Summit Pathways or schedule an appointment today to learn more about our individualized and holistic addiction Recovery process.