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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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Words for a Grateful Day

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Photo Credit: Kasturi Laxmi Mohit

To have hope doesn’t mean being naïve optimists who ignore the tragedy of human evil. Hope is the virtue of a heart that doesn’t close itself in the dark, doesn’t stop at the past, doesn’t scrape along in the present, but can clearly see tomorrow.

— Pope Francis

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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