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Gratitude Campaign

Gratitude Campaign

Why is gratitude important?

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. When you experience gratitude, you feel grateful for something or someone in your life and respond with feelings of kindness, warmth, and other forms of generosity. Research has shown that gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude can help individuals feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their physical and mental health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Specifically, studies have shown that feeling thankful can improve sleep, mood, and immunity. Gratitude can also decrease depressive symptoms, anxiety, difficulties with chronic pain, and risk of disease. Not only does expressing gratitude affect yourself, but it also benefits the person on the other end of the gesture.

Don't know where to start?

The Gratitude Campaign gives participants daily gratitude activities to complete. After participating in these activities, participants will feel more comfortable implementing gratitude into their everyday lives. Each day focuses on a different way to show gratitude. Try them all out and see which one(s) you enjoy most! Researchers suggest that gratitude should be practiced daily.

Log your daily gratitude activities and get entered into a drawing for a chance to win a pair of UND Hockey Tickets! You must complete 10 out of 14 gratitude activities to be entered.

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