Have an Attitude of Gratitude

Start making gratitude your attitude! Expressing gratitude can result in several beneficial outcomes, such as: reduced stress, strengthened relationships, improved sleep, increased happiness, and learned forgiveness. This means that with every effort to extend gratitude, each one of these aspects of our lives has the opportunity to increase. 

 

 

Student Wellness Services at UNI offers a variety of opportunities for you to exercise these activities. We want to help students find the strategies that work for them so they are able to feel the benefits of gratitude, including lowered stress, better sleep, and stronger relationships.

Looking to practice gratitude at your own pace? Explore these additional online gratitude resources:

  • Self-guided Gratitude Journal Book 
  • Gratitude quiz to assess your current level of gratitude
  • “An Experiment in Gratitude” video that demonstrates the power of writing a gratitude letter and reading it to that special person