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Want to be happy? Be grateful.

We’re a global nonprofit dedicated to helping people live with purpose through the transformative practice of living gratefully. 

Why? Because today is not just any day. It’s the only day you’ve been given, and that makes it extraordinary. We offer life-affirming programs, educational resources, and content to support your daily life through both joyful and challenging times. 

Start living your grateful life today.

Research Gratitude Research: Explore the Benefits 

Contemporary science is catching up with ancient wisdom. Gratitude research increasingly confirms that gratefulness is good for our physical, mental, spiritual, and social well-being. Explore our curated collection of the latest gratitude research.
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Grateful Gatherings:
A monthly meeting of a group of seekers interested in connection, community, and guideposts for daily living.

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Programs

Discover empowering tools to live a more meaningful life and deepen your daily gratefulness® practice by participating in one of our signature programs.

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Practicing gratefulness during times of adversity and uncertainty is hard. Find support, belonging, and inspiration by joining our global practice community.

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Word for the Day

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We have to make friends with sadness. We have to hold our losses close, and carry them like beloved children. Only when we accept these terrible pains do we realize that the path across is the one that takes us through.

— Susan Cain

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Support Grateful Living

We are a privately funded nonprofit that depends on generous donations from people like you. Help us provide our transformative programs, resources, and education to more than 1 million people annually. Give gratefully today, so we can all live gratefully together!

Living gratefully keeps me grounded and has carried me well through joyous days and has truly lifted my soul through my most difficult days. Thank you!

-Angela D.

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All donations are fully tax-deductible in the U.S.A.

Checks may be mailed to Grateful Living, P.O. Box 3035, Amherst, MA 01004