79 Daily Gratitude Journal Prompts – Unlock Your Inner Joy And Happiness
Transform your life and invite lasting joy, happiness, and abundance into your everyday experience with these 79 daily gratitude journal prompts.
Start your journey of gratitude today and watch as your world transforms around you.
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Practicing gratitude has the power to transform your life, helping you shift your mindset, improve your well-being, and deepen your connections with others.
When we take a few moments each day to focus on what we are grateful for, we begin to see life through a brighter, more positive lens.
Today we embrace this journey into gratitude with 79 daily gratitude journal prompts to help you discover how the simple act of thankfulness can lead to greater happiness, resilience and fulfilment in your life.
What is gratitude journaling?
Gratitude journaling is a simple yet profound practice that brings clarity, joy, and inner peace, especially on tough days.
Gratitude journaling is the practice of regularly writing down things you are thankful for.
This can include anything from simple pleasures like for example watching a beautiful sunset, to being grateful for supportive friends, being grateful for your health, any personal achievements, etc.
Reflecting on positive experiences helps shift your focus away from what you lack to what you have promoting a more optimistic outlook on life overall.
To sum this up, gratitude journaling is a powerful tool to help you cultivate more positivity and joy in everyday life.
Benefits of practising gratitude
Gratitude is more than just a feel-good emotion and practising gratitude regularly can have lots of positive benefits in various aspects of your life such as:
- Improved mental health
- Enhanced physical health
- Improved relationships
- Boost your self-esteem
- Enhanced happiness
- Enhanced sleep quality
- Be more present
- …
In addition to the above, another benefit of practising gratitude is that it will also help increase your resilience so that even in challenging times you can maintain a sense of hope and optimism as you go through life.
79 Transformative gratitude journal prompts
Unlock a world of happiness and joy with these 79 gratitude journal questions.
Each of the 79 gratitude questions invites you to explore your thoughts and feelings, helping you discover new layers of appreciation and abundance in your life.
Indulge and enjoy my friends 🖤.
- Look back at the day/week/month and name three things you feel grateful for.
- Name a person in your life whom you deeply appreciate and write down why you are grateful to have this person in your life.
- Think of recent events/occasions, etc. you feel grateful for and write down why you feel grateful for these events/occasions, etc.
- Think of something small, almost insignificant you feel grateful for.
- Write about a challenge in your life that you have overcome and feel grateful for. How did this challenge shape you as a person? What did you learn?
- What skill/characteristic of yourself do you admire and are grateful for?
- Think of a book/podcast, etc. that you have recently read/listened to that you feel grateful for. What insights did you get that you are grateful for?
- Name something in nature that you feel truly grateful for.
- What is something about your physical health you feel grateful for?
- What is something about your body that you feel grateful for?
- Think about a childhood memory (or memories) you feel grateful for.
- Who is your closest friend? What makes this person so special? Why are you grateful to have this person in your life?
- Is there something that you have in your life that you take for granted, but when you take a closer look you feel deeply grateful for it?
- Think of a teacher/mentor, etc. who has positively impacted your life and you are grateful.
- Think of a piece of advice that you have received that positively impacted your life and you feel grateful for.
- Write about a specific piece of advice you received and you are truly grateful for.
- Write down three things about your job that you are grateful for.
- Think of a hobby that brings you joy and write down why it brings so much joy into your life and why you are grateful to have this hobby.
- Think of something about your home you feel truly grateful for.
- What was the biggest learning in your life so far? How has it impacted your life and why are you grateful for this learning?
- Think of a trip that you have recently done that you are grateful for.
- Head out to watch the sunset and write down why you are grateful for this sunset experience.
- What made you smile today?
- What is something beautiful that you noticed today?
- Think of three things that you often take for granted, but actually do feel deeply grateful for.
- Describe a delicious meal that you had this week that you feel grateful for.
- Think of the last personal milestone/personal accomplishment you are proud of.
- Think of a specific skill that you have learned and feel grateful for.
- What was your last laugh-out-loud moment? Why are you grateful for this moment?
- Name something about your community you feel truly grateful for.
- What is something about your parents you feel truly grateful for?
- What is something about your siblings you feel truly grateful for?
- Think of a dream or future personal goal you feel grateful to be working towards.
- What is your favourite song and why do you feel grateful for these tunes?
- Think of a moment when someone showed you unexpected kindness. Why do you feel grateful for this experience?
- Think of a time when someone believed in you and supported you in achieving your dreams and why you are grateful for their support.
- Describe a sentimental item or possession of yours and why you feel grateful for it.
- Write about a time when you overcame fear and why you are grateful for overcoming this fear.
- What is your favorite self-care practice, how does it nurture your body and why do you feel grateful for it?
- What are the top three things about your city, neighbourhood, etc. you are grateful for?
- What are three actions you can take to make your best friend smile?
- Take a moment to appreciate all your senses (taste, smell, sight, hearing, touch), and write down why you are grateful for these.
- What are three things you love about your style? How do these things contribute to your personality?
- What is the most beautiful place you ever visited and why are you grateful for this experience?
- How has gratitude changed your life?
- What’s one quality you are grateful for in yourself?
- What’s an adventure you are grateful to have had?
- What’s a positive habit you have formed?
- What’s something unique about you that you are grateful for?
- Describe a recent act of generosity you appreciated.
- What’s something about your past that you now appreciate?
- Describe a small victory from this week.
- What’s something you have discovered about yourself?
- Name three things you are grateful for in your community.
- Name three things you have learned this month.
- What’s an everyday moment that brings you peace?
- How has your perspective on gratitude evolved?
- What’s something you are grateful to have let go of?
- How has a failure taught you something valuable?
- What family member are you especially grateful for?
- Name something you are grateful for in your career.
- What’s a memory that always makes you feel grateful?
- How has meditation or self-care benefited you?
- Describe a friend who supports you unconditionally.
- What’s an item you use daily that you are grateful for?
- Describe a past hardship you are thankful you overcame.
- What’s a recent event that filled you with gratitude?
- How has your favourite season brought you joy?
- How has a pet or animal brought positivity to your life?
- What’s a personal goal you have reached, big or small?
- Who’s been a great listener in your life?
- Describe a recent accomplishment you’re proud of.
- What are you most thankful for about your education?
- What travel experience has brought you joy?
- Describe a favourite part of your day and why.
- What’s something you are grateful for about your personality?
- Who’s someone you’re grateful to have reconnected with?
- How has your favourite hobby enriched your life?
- What’s a recent act of kindness you’ve witnessed?
Daily gratitude journal prompts FAQ
What is the most effective way to practice gratitude every day?
I get it, you committed to a regular gratitude practice and now you want to get the most out of it.
First of all, let me tell you that 5 minute gratitude journal prompts are a thing. You can for sure take more time, however, if you only have 5 minutes, you can make it work within your daily schedule as well.
Consider the tips below for more efficiency when working with your gratitude journal questions:
- Focus on one gratitude journal prompt at a time
- Be specific and to the point when answering your gratitude journal prompts
- Connect with grateful words such as ‘gifts’, ‘blessings’, ‘joy’, ‘feelings of abundance’, etc.
- Relive that moment you are grateful for and be with the feeling of gratitude for a little bit before you go back to your day
- Be consistent and do your gratitude practice daily
Recommended resources: The Best Gratitude Journal Examples, Ideas And Writing Prompts.
Tips to keep up a regular gratitude practice
First of all, understand that you are doing this for yourself and your personal well-being.
Secondly, if you have a morning or evening routine, consider making your gratitude journal prompts part of your daily routine. It is easier to tag a new healthy habit onto an existing healthy habit, just make sure that the flow of your routine is not interrupted.
Thirdly, whenever you feel like skipping your daily gratitude practice, remind yourself of the benefits your daily gratitude practice has brought into your life and how it has changed your well-being so far.
Tip: We tend to drop our good habits when we feel strong, however, this is the whole point. Keep in mind that your healthy habits create the foundation for your happiness. If we are not consistent, our foundation will start to shake and eventually break.
How do you practice gratitude daily without writing a journal?
If you like the idea of a daily gratitude practice but are not into journaling, check out my blog post 7 Mindful Gratitude Activities For Adults – A Journey To Abundance for alternatives to practicing gratitude daily.
Gratitude journal examples and recommendations
There are many different gratitude journals, guided gratitude journals, blank journals, creative journals, etc.
If you are a regular on this blog, you know how much I 🖤 journals and to make life a bit easier for you, below is a selection of my current favourite gratitude journals from Amazon.
As always, with 🖤 from me to you.
For this blog post, I focused on blank journals so you can use the daily gratitude journal prompts above to fill your journal.
Beautifully crafted hardcover journal with light grey ruled lines and round edges; high-quality material for a magical journal experience.
This inspiring and uplifting colourful notebook is larger than a regular notebook and offers more than enough space for your journaling experience. Chic, dynamic and made of high-quality materials.
This timeless classic leather journal comes in a compact 6"× 8" size, which makes it easy to carry around. The leather has a super soft touch and the journal holds 200 pages / 100 sheets of smooth kraft paper waiting for you to be filled.
Chic and inspiring lined journal featuring 256 ivory acid-free pages. Each journal is perfectly crafted and ideal for daily journaling, bullet journaling, or as a notebook and planner. Simply enjoy.
Playful hardcover journal in pastel colours made of high-quality materials. Beautifully crafted motivational journal for the best journal experience.
Beautifully crafted hardcover bullet journal notebook featuring a golden dragonfly symbolizing change in the perspective of self-realization. High-quality paper with dotted lines for the perfect journal experience.
The effects of establishing a daily gratitude practice via daily gratitude journal prompts or other gratitude activities depend on the consistency and frequency of your gratitude practice.
However, if you are consistent and genuine with your daily gratitude practice, positive effects can show quickly. You might even feel a boost in mood and a sense of well-being immediately after working with your daily gratitude journal prompts.
I started to feel the effects of my daily gratitude practice within the first few days. For my gratitude practice, I like to work with gratitude journal prompts or simply think of three things I am grateful for when having my morning coffee or before going to bed.
Embracing a regular gratitude practice has certainly transformed my life. Over time, it has helped me ease anxieties and lift the weight of depression, allowing me to cultivate a sense of resilience I did not think was possible.
If you are ready to transform your life, give these gratitude journal prompts a try and empower yourself to create a brighter and more fulfilling future for yourself.
There is nothing to lose my friends, only to gain 🖤.
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Stay wild,
Nicolle
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Hi, I am Nicolle, a Senior Marketing professional, certified Yoga Teacher and Wellness Blogger. I am the founder of Let Your Shadow Shine Yoga and this blog. I am here to support you along your self-discovery journey, offering empowering tools like yoga, holistic well-being tips and transformative personal growth strategies.
Great post! I’m still really new to journalling so having a list of prompts to work from is really helpful! Thank you for sharing these!
Love the prompts, I could add some of these to my daily gratitude practice. Thank you.
Yayy!! Really happy that you like the prompts. Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment 😉