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join grateful in april

We're hard at work behind the scenes preparing to bring you a cracker of a Grateful in April for 2024 (our 15th year!). If you are not already...

meet our grateful people

let us introduce you to some grateful people. click the button and you can meet them.

a journey of journalling in June

The month of June is the perfect time to begin gratitude journalling as part of our mid-year Grateful in April project, a Journey of Journalling. We...

Did you know… Being grateful can make you happier

There's a direct link between gratitude and the brain producing dopamine and serotonin, two feel-good chemicals, according to a clinical...

Did you know… Gratitude encourages optimism

Feeling gratitude and expressing your appreciation is one of the simplest ways to bring greater joy, love and optimism into your life – read more...

Did you know… Being grateful can motivate others

A study found that expressing gratitude led high school students to feel more indebted to the people who helped them—which then increased their...

Did you know… Being grateful can improve your psychological health 

Study after study has proven that gratitude is good for our mental and physical health. Here’s a few examples to check out:

Did you know… Grateful people tend to look after themselves better

Research shows that grateful people who see gratitude as a permanent personality trait instead of a transient state of mind tend to look after...

Did you know… Gratitude can make people prefer sweet foods

In a fun study from 2015, researchers found that gratitude causes individuals to prefer sweeter foods! According to researchers, this is because...

Did you know… Gratitude can help you make more friends

If you want to expand your social circle, try saying these two words: Thank you. In a 2015 study published in the journal Emotion,...
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