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The Things I’m Grateful For
A non-fiction response to a weekly writing prompt.
This story was inspired by a writing prompt found under Chelsea Marie’s Non-Fiction Writing Prompts — Week Twenty-Three.
Can you create a gratitude list of the things that you’re currently grateful for in your life?
There are some people who are challenged to identify at least one thing they’re grateful for. Unfortunately, life can be unpredictable and sometimes stressful that they lack gratitude.
I’ve had my moments when I felt this way due to some negative circumstances in my life like job dissatisfaction and financial problems that took their toll on my well-being, resulting in increased weight gain or loss (depending upon my mood), stress, insomnia, and depression.
A dear friend of mine engaged in a social experiment with her husband in 2015 where they created a gratitude jar. The couple wrote down one thing they were grateful for about their relationship, placed the item in the jar, and shared the results with each other on 31 December 2015.
My curiosity was piqued by their experiment. Can cultivating gratitude by acknowledging one’s appreciation improve a person’s well-being?
Gratitude is often used to communicate one’s feelings to another person during…