175 Best Daily Gratitude Journal Prompts for Adults & Kids (2024)
Three people eat an apple.
One person uses gratitude journal prompts. Can you guess which one?
The first person bites the apple and notices a dark sunken brown spot. She takes in the slight twinge of bitterness and the misshapen frame. She is disappointed.
The second person bites the same apple and notes the sweet aftertaste, the pretty gold hue, and the juicy crispness of the skin. She is appreciative.
And finally, the third person doesn’t notice any of it. She wolfs down the apple without a thought for the food at all. She was hungry.
Of these three people, which one enjoys life more? Obviously, it’s the second person. But why? Surprisingly, it’s about being grateful and appreciative.
110 Positive Journal Prompts For Adults
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1. Name a person you are thankful for who shaped who you are today.
2. What is something from each of your senses you are grateful for today? (Sight, smell, taste, touch, sound)
3. What challenge did you overcome that you now see the benefit in?
4. What book are you grateful for and why? What are the teachings?
5. What are you thankful for about your town? Your time period? Your country?
6. What are you most grateful for in your morning or night routine?
7. Name three everyday objects that you are grateful for.
Pro Tip: Answer 1-3 gratitude journal prompts a day. Focus on creating the daily habit.
8. What music are you most thankful for?
9. Name three unique things you are grateful for about 2023.
10. Name three people you are grateful for outside of your immediate family. Why?
11. What brings you gratitude with the passing of time? (Something you notice more than you used to.)
12. What do you love most about each season of the year?
13. What discovery have you made in the last year that you are thankful for? (See here for prompts on self-discovery and self-love)
14. What food did you eat today? Take a moment to share gratitude for the food and water that sustains you and imagine where it came from.
15. Do you have shelter? A warm place to sleep? Food on your table? Spend a few minutes being grateful for the necessities in life.
16. What have you learned this year that has benefited you?
17. What person are you MOST grateful for and why?
18. What is something hard or mundane that you do, and you’re grateful it makes you stronger? (Find motivation to keep doing it)
19. What is something in your home that brings you great joy?
20. What positive memory happened in the last week that you are thankful for?
21. What did you do today that made you happy?
22. What aspect of nature did you appreciate in the last week?
23. Who is a friend you’re grateful for and why?
24. List three people that have made your life better. (Bonus: thank them today!)
*For more gratitude actions
25. Write one memory in your life that you will cherish forever.
26. What do you love most about life?
27. What was a wonderful thing that happened today?
28. What is something you take for granted?
29. What do you love about yourself? Take this challenge for more self-love!
30. What tradition are you grateful for? See amazing traditions
31. Tell of a place that you cherish.
32. What is your favorite time of day and why do you love it?
33. Tell of a way someone helped you recently.
34. What is something amazing that happened to you in the last week, month, or year?
35. Name one thing you are grateful for regarding each person in your family.
36. What is your favorite gratitude quote? What does it make you think of?
37. Name one luxury you enjoy on a daily or weekly basis.
38. What do you love about your job?
39. What is your favorite place in your home? Why?
40. Describe your favorite staycation or vacation?
41. Describe the last time you helped someone. How did it feel?
42. What’s a guilty pleasure you are thankful for?
43. Name an accomplishment you are proud of.
44. Tell about the best gift you’ve ever received.
45. Describe something beautiful that is outside of your window.
46. What do you love most about your family? What do you love to do with your family?
47. What do you love most about your friends?
48. What activities in your day are you thankful for?
49. Name one thing that made you smile or laugh today.
50. What is something beautiful you saw today?
Daily Thankful Journal Prompts 51-110
51. Describe something you cherish in the room with you.
52. Describe a hobby that brings you joy. Why?
53. Name a song that brings you joy. Why?
54. Name a creative art that brings you joy. (theater, music, painting, literature, etc.) Why?
55. What is an investment you made that added value to your life?
56. How have you invested in yourself? Appreciate what it has done for you. (Rewarding yourself in a positive way is an investment!)
57. When were you proud of yourself for getting outside of your comfort zone?
58. What is your favorite smell?
59. What is your favorite sight in the entire world?
60. What is your favorite touch?
61. What is your favorite sound?
62. What beautiful thing did you notice today that you have never noticed before?
63. List 10 things you’ve learned in the last month.
64. Describe the positivity you found in your day today.
65. What is one positive thing you’ve SAID to yourself today?
*For help with self-talk, check out morning affirmations, evening affirmations, and self-love affirmations)
66. What is a hardship you experienced that had a silver lining?
67. What food makes you think of home? Does it bring up a memory you cherish?
68. Describe an animal you have loved or love now.
69. What is your favorite thing about animals?
70. What is your favorite thing about where you live?
71. What do you love most about kids? (Your own, relatives, or friends)
72. What part of your body are you most grateful for right now?
73. What did your body do in the last five minutes that you appreciate?
74. List 10 things that you enjoy without thinking about how it. (Electricity, breathing, etc.)
75. What is the hardest thing you’ve had to do? Did it lead to personal discovery or accomplishment?
76. Describe your day yesterday and tell at least 3 great things about it.
77. What has been the best thing about being the age that you are?
78. What is one piece of wisdom you have learned with time?
79. What is your favorite holiday? Why?
80. Describe something funny that you experienced or watched recently. Why did it make you laugh?
81. What is one of your favorite personal qualities?
82. Write about how far you’ve come. Where were you five years ago, and where are you now?
83. List 5 strengths or skills you possess that not everyone has.
84. Write about 10 things in your home that bring you incredible joy.
85. What are your favorite qualities of your partner?
86. What memory do you cherish most with your partner?
87. What is your favorite memory with one (or all) of your children?
88. What do you cherish about your children?
89. What is your favorite memory with one (or both) of your parents?
90. What do you/did you most love about your parents?
91. What is your favorite memory with one (or all) of your siblings?
92. What do you most love about your siblings?
93. What makes you feel beautiful?
94. Describe the last time you took care of yourself? How did it make you feel?
*See 100 easy self-care ideas and a fun self care challenge)
95. Name 1 thing you have learned about yourself in the last month?
96. What makes you feel confident? Fierce? Bold?
97. Where is your favorite place to go on vacation? Why?
98. Describe the last time you got excited at work. Why?
99. List 5 things that make you happy.
100. List 5 simple pleasures you are grateful for today.
101. What freedoms or rights do you enjoy but take for granted?
102. List 5 things you will stop to notice and appreciate in the next 24 hours.
103. What small thing can you look forward to in the next few days?
104. What non-tangible joy can you appreciate today? (a smile, hug, etc.)
105. What are you most looking forward to in the coming week? Month? Year?
106. Write 5 things about your family that bring you joy.
107. Write 5 things about your job that bring you joy.
108. Describe a gift or help someone gave you recently.
109. Describe the last time you felt pride.
110. Describe the last time you felt inspired.
*Need to change your thinking? Try affirmations for gratitude
50 Gratitude Journal Prompts Printable
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Best Gratitude Journal Ideas For Adults
Looking for a great blank notebook to fill with all of these beautiful prompts for your gratitude journal? Check out one of these!
Tree Journal Personal Diary
This hand crafted journal has 200 pages to write down your appreciative and insightful thoughts. If you love notebooks that are unique and well made, this is the perfect option for you!
Ruled Journal For Positive Thinking
For a low-cost option, this blank lined journal is a pretty notebook to jot down your important musings.
Bullet Gratitude Journal Ideas
If you prefer a bullet journal, this sturdy leather hard-cover notebook will give you a comfortable way to journal.
*For more time exploring your blessings, check out the self-care workbook. It’s an affordable buy for your health & happiness!
65 Simple Gratitude Journal Prompts for Kids
Next, these kids gratitude journal prompts are short and sweet. They’ll help children feel blessed too.
111. Write about one thing you appreciate when it comes to your family.
112. Write about one thing you appreciate when it comes to your friends.
113. What’s one food that you are grateful for?
114. What’s the best family vacation you’ve taken? Why?
115. What 3 items in the room with you do you appreciate it?
116. What’s one thing you look forward to every day?
117. What do you look forward to every week?
118. Are you a morning person? What do you love about morning?
119. Are you a night owl? What do you love about nighttime?
120. Is there anything about school you don’t always love to do, but you appreciate that it makes you better?
121. Name 5 things you love about yourself.
122. When you look up at the stars at night, what do you think about?
123. What is something you enjoy now that you didn’t used to have?
124. Name a skill you have that you’re thankful you learned.
125. Even on your worst days, what is one thing you can be grateful for?
126. Who in your life do you consider to be a “grateful person.”? What makes you think so?
127. What holiday is your favorite? Why do you love it?
128. What’s your favorite thing to do at school? Why?
129. Name one person in your life who you can count on.
130. Are there any animals you are thankful for? Why?
131. Name something outside that makes you feel happy.
132. What’s one thing about nature you would be sad about if it was no longer there?
133. Name a song that always makes you feel good when you’re feeling down.
134. What do your parents do for you regularly that you appreciate?
135. What’s your favorite book? What makes you thankful for it?
136. What movie have you seen that you appreciate the most?
137. What’s one place in your community that you love going to? Why?
138. Name something nice someone did for you recently.
139. Name something nice you did for someone else recently.
140. When was the last time you felt you were a good friend? Why?
141. What do you think it means to “be thankful?”
142. What’s something in your bedroom you couldn’t live without?
143. What’s a good memory you made recently with one of your friends?
144. What a good memory you made recently with your family?
145. Name your favorite place in your home.
146. What’s your favorite thing about where you live?
147. What’s a hard moment you overcame recently?
148. When you are struggling with something, who can you turn to for help?
149. What’s your favorite memory from when you were a little kid?
150. What’s your favorite thing to do on any given day? What do you appreciate about this activity?
Related: Quote of the Day for Kids
151. What’s one thing you can do today to show someone you appreciate them?
152. What’s one thing you’ve done that made you feel proud of yourself?
153. Name a time that you were grateful to be the age that you are now.
154. What’s your favorite type of weather? What do you love about it?
155. When was the last time you sent a thank you note or message?
156. If you sent a thank you note to someone today, who could you send it to?
157. What’s something you’re grateful for about your teacher?
158. What’s something you appreciate that your mom does for you?
159. What’s something you appreciate that your dad does for you?
160. Do you think someone wakes up feeling grateful? Or do you have to practice?
161. What’s your favorite game to play with others? (Try this fun family feud game)
162. Name three good things that happened to you today. (Or yesterday)
163. What’s something you love about one of your grandparents?
164. How have you grown in the last year? What changes are you grateful for?
165. What are 3 activities you enjoy doing by yourself?
166. What are 3 activities you enjoy doing with others?
167. What’s a hobby that makes you happy?
168. What is one thing that makes you grateful to live in the country that you do?
169. Who was the last person you said thank you to?
170. When someone is not nice, do you think it’s because they lack gratitude?
171. What do you think about when someone gives you a gift?
172. Do you think you are an appreciative person? Why or why not?
173. What’s a saying you’ve heard that inspires you? Does it make you feel grateful?
174. What is something you have that other people in the world may not have access to?
175. What’s one thing you are looking forward to at your next birthday?
Related:
Why Should You Practice Gratitude?
There are hefty benefits for a few minutes a day. According to a recent study, if you stick with gratitude, you will be happier and calmer (source). Appreciating the positive also reduces materialism and increases generosity. (source, source).
Now, there are many different ways to increase your gratitude to see these results. However, positive gratitude journal prompts are easiest for most people to stick to.
To Consider With an Apple
Finally, consider the apple example at the beginning of this article. Which person are you?
Do you notice the positive, negative, or nothing at all?
Perhaps it’s time to give these gratitude journal prompts a try. And if you can’t commit to writing, then use them as great gratitude jar ideas instead!
Remember, you’ll be alleviating stress and anxiety in the process.
Next, read How to Start a Journal to make this beneficial habit work for you.
Hi…. I’ve signed up, puut in the password and can’t find any link to a printable. I’m looking for the gratitude prompts.
Hello! The gratitude prompts are #13 in the resource library. You can search using command or control F or just scroll down until you hit 13. I double-checked and it should come up when you click.
175 Best Daily Gratitude Journal Prompts for Adults & Kids (2024)
hello i just purchased the bundle, can i find a pdf version of the 175 Best Daily Gratitude Journal Prompts for Adults & Kids (2024) in the downloads, i didn’t it exactly
is it in the personal growth planner
or the seft care workbook?
thank you
laura
Hi Laura! Gratitude journal prompts are located in the Self Care Workbook. Have a great rest of your day!