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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.

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articles Searching for Purpose? Try Living Gratefully 

Rather than strong-arming life to achieve a specific goal in order to obtain meaning, we can attune and listen to life to discover the meaning that is already present with or without a “purpose.”
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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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Extend the circle of “us” to include as much of the world as you possibly can.

— Rick Hanson

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Daily Question

Calling to mind someone in my life who has a different perspective than my own, what do I appreciate about them?
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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