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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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Join Our Community

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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Words for a Grateful Day

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The spiritual life… is not achieved by denying one part of life for the sake of another. The spiritual life is achieved only by listening to all of life and learning to respond to each of its dimensions wholly and with integrity.

— Joan Chittister

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Daily Question

What feeds me emotionally and spiritually? How could I make time for it in the days ahead?
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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.

Make a Donation

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