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Embracing Life’s Minor Miracles: A Gratitude Self Awareness Journey

  • Apr 13, 2025
  • 3 min read

Updated: May 26, 2025

Intro: There are already a lot of group therapy activities about gratitude because gratitude is so important and so powerful when it comes to positively transforming our lives. There are the usual things that are bound to come up when discussing gratitude. Some common (but very important) things that people are often grateful for are:


Life

Family

Health

Love

Friends

Job/Career

Freedom

Hobbies/Interests

Nature

Home

Pets

Creativity

Talents

Strengths

Peace

Safety

Food

Education

Meaning

Purpose

Achievements

Opportunities

Experiences

Travel

Recovery

Happiness

Comfort

Humor

Entertainment

Generosity

Relationships

Beauty


Appreciating Life’s Little Joys


As a change of pace in the discussion of gratitude, this activity is focused on identifying, sharing, and discussing the smaller things in life that we should take the time to feel grateful for.


Getting Started: Discuss the following saying and what it means to you personally:


"The happiest people don't have the best of everything they make the best of everything"

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