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Gratitude journaling

Gratitude journaling. Taking stock of what matters. Compiled by the Center for the Advancement of Well -Being at George Mason University. The gratitude journal. Write down 10 things you are grateful for today. The gratitude journal. What themes do you notice in your list?

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Gratitude journaling

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  1. Gratitude journaling Taking stock of what matters Compiled by the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being at George Mason University

  2. The gratitude journal Write down 10 things you are grateful for today.

  3. The gratitude journal What themes do you notice in your list? What sort of things are you grateful for?

  4. Gratitude: A primer Gratitude is experienced when people receive something beneficial. It is the appreciation one feels when somebody does something kind or helpful. Gratitude is a sense of thankfulness and joy in response to feeling like you have received a gift. A gift can be many things, including a tangible item, a relationship, an opportunity, or a moment of beauty.

  5. Gratitude as a resilience tool Think about a tough time you had recently. What is one thing you learned from this experience? What is one thing you are grateful for about this experience, even though it was challenging?

  6. Gratitude as a resilience tool • Positive emotions build on one another -- gratitude can lead to other positive emotions like joy and interest, which are likely to follow. Over time, positive emotions can build resources that help to manage future adversity • Gratitude is a “moral emotion” -- when someone experiences gratitude, they are motivated to carry out pro-social behavior, energized to sustain moral behaviors, and inhibited from committing destructive behaviors

  7. Regular gratitude journaling Write down 3 things you are grateful for each day for a week. Try to journal at the same time every day, such as when you wake up or before you go to bed Record your mood each day (1-10). What did you notice throughout the week? Did you identify any patterns?

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