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Little Things To Be Grateful For: 80+ Gratitude Ideas

Use this list of little things to be grateful for to get fresh ideas for your gratitude journal, so that you can reap the amazing benefits of living a grateful lifestyle!

List of little things to be grateful for - get fresh ideas for your gratitude journal, so that you can reap the amazing benefits of living a grateful lifestyle! If you’re a beginner in gratitude journaling and want to make gratefulness your default response in life, start with these simple gratitude examples!

Keeping track of what you’re grateful for on a weekly basis has proven to be good for our well-being and is furthermore associated with enjoying a meaningful life. Indeed, cultivating an attitude of gratitude through the simple practice of identifying and recording the things you’re thankful for on a regular basis is linked to incredible emotional and even physical benefits. (source)

So, if you’re new to gratitude journaling and want to make gratefulness your default response in life, start with these simple gratitude ideas of small things to be grateful for. I’m sure you can come up with many more examples in due time as you develop your own gratitude practice!


How To Identify What To Be Grateful For

I find the easiest way to recognize the things to be thankful for in life and to come up with new ideas for your gratitude journal is to complete the sentence: “My life would be so much harder /worse off without ____.”

Fill in the blank.

Now grab that word and use it to finish this sentence: “I’m so grateful for ____.”

I’m telling you, it works undoubtedly and is truly life-changing.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not. Remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. -Epicurus quotes

We tend to regularly notice the things that aren’t going our way, while simultaneously forgetting about all of the abundant blessings we have in our lives. But having a grateful heart is about being willing to recognize the good things, even when you’re going through a rough patch and it’s easier and understandable to complain.

Put in the effort and count your blessings, because gratitude expression really pays off.


Examples Of Little Things To Be Grateful For

Overall, studies suggest that expressing gratitude regularly can improve your stress levels, your resilience, your heart health and even enhance immune function (source). Gratefulness will also transform your mindset into a more positive one, and in time you will naturally become more conscious of the many blessings in your life.

morning coffee

via Judit Peter

In general, to start a gratitude practice you simply need to grab a pen and a notebook, choose three positive moments or things that brought you joy or peace throughout the week, and write them down. That’s all it takes when it comes to journaling your gratitude!

So, here are some examples, a brief list of small things to be grateful for: 


The Things Nobody Can Buy

They say the best things in life are free and without a doubt, I agree. Well, it even rhymes.

the best things in life are free - things to be grateful for

via Adonis Arias

To illustrate this, here are some of the best things in life that no money in the world can buy and we might be forgetting to express gratitude for:

  1. The sky
  2. The air we breathe
  3. The sun
  4. The changing seasons
  5. Sunsets and sunrises
  6. Your hands and feet
  7. Waking up today
  8. Your sight
  9. The flowers, fields and the bees
  10. The moon and the stars
  11. The trees and the forests
  12. Fireflies
  13. Rainbows
  14. Your hearing
  15. Your sense of touch
  16. Your sense of smell
  17. Your taste buds
  18. Your teeth
  19. Your mind
  20. Your dreams
  21. Your body
  22. Your unique human potential
  23. Time
  24. Love
  25. True friendships
  26. Sharing uncontrollable laughter with someone you love
  27. A warm hug
  28. A good night’s sleep
  29. Quiet mornings
  30. The warm breeze on a hot summer night
  31. The hot fire on a cold winter evening
the best things in life - - things to be grateful for

via Darya Sannikova


Things And People That Bring Us Joy

Make room and time for the things that bring you joy and allow yourself to feel joyful in spite of how crazy life might be. I know the world isn’t perfect, however, it’s not only okay, but important to let go and allow yourself to enjoy the little things every single day.

Therefore smell the roses, run as fast as you can, allow yourself to try new things, do what truly makes you happy. In essence, live the life you desire from the bottom of your heart, and gratitude will naturally follow.

things that bring us joy

via Askar Abayev

When it comes to expressing gratitude, I believe many of us think of the things that happen to us. Yet we forget that we can participate and help to create the moments we’ll be grateful for in the future. All it takes is a little bit of discipline, courage, effort and action in order to follow through on what we know truly makes us happy.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. -John F. Kennedy quotes

  1. Singing along to a good song on the radio
  2. Having a great workout session
  3. Doing the work you get to do
  4. Warm summer nights with loved ones
  5. Riding a bike
  6. New sport you got to try
  7. Places you got to visit
  8. Genuine conversations
  9. Dancing and singing when nobody’s watching
  10. Visiting and hugging your parents
  11. Playing ball with your kids
  12. Fun gatherings and meeting new people
  13. Spontaneous adventures
  14. Hobbies you get to practice
  15. Spending time with your best friends
  16. Seeing a cute puppy (or another animal)
  17. Petting an animal
  18. Finishing something you’ve been putting off
  19. A good book
  20. Your journal
  21. Old photos
  22. Spending the weekend with family and the people you love
  23. Road trips
  24. A good conversation with a stranger
  25. Cozy or fun family evenings
  26. Your morning coffee
  27. Your favorite meal
  28. Your coworkers
  29. Getting to learn something new
  30. Doing something that scares you / overcoming fear
  31. The little park nearby
  32. The coffee shop you go to every day
  33. A good movie
  34. Making new friends
  35. The excitement of starting something new
things that bring us joy - things to be grateful for

via Elina Fairytale


The Basics

In brief, these are the basics, the things that most of us have the luxury to take for granted every single day. But without them, life would be so much harder and there won’t be much else we can achieve.

So let’s give them thanks:

  1. The roof over your head
  2. The bed you sleep in
  3. Running water
  4. The fact that you can read
  5. Electricity
  6. Your access to education/free information
  7. Heating
  8. Clean drinking water
  9. WIFI
  10. Hot water
  11. Dishwasher
  12. Your car (or transportation)
  13. Traditional and modern medicine
  14. Your home
  15. Your kitchen
  16. Washing machine
  17. The fridge and freezer
  18. The clothes that keep you warm when it’s cold outside
  19. The shoes on your feet
  20. The meal you get to eat today
  21. The tools you get to use every day (like utensils, the pen and paper you get to use to journal)
the basics - things to be grateful for

via Taryn Elliott

Remember that it’s impossible to experience anxiety and gratitude at the same time. So, instead of worrying about what you don’t have, be grateful for what you do have.

gratitude quotes; Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. - Doris Day


Make Gratitude A Part Of Your Routine

Spend 5-10 minutes writing grateful observations before bedtime. When you recollect your daily positive experiences which you’re thankful for, you reflect less on your worries. Try to do this practice every day, or at least three times a week. Then, after a few weeks of filling out your gratitude journal, reflect on the collected notes of gratitude ideas and summarize what really works for you.

All in all, that’s a great way to get started and develop your own gratitude routine. In time, gratefulness will help you develop more positive thought patterns so that you’ll appreciate small moments even more. Furthermore, the practice of gratitude will generate more optimism, improve self-esteem and strengthen social bonds and relationships.

When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree - Vietnamese proverb


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Well, I certainly hope these examples and ideas will help you develop your own list of things to be grateful for and encourage you to start that gratitude journal!

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