One Word (other than Gratitude)

Maybe the EASIEST way to make being grateful a habit

ConradD

May 09, 2024

I call it “The World's Simplest, Most Habit-Forming, Creative Gratitude Practice”.

Because:

It only takes one word.
You can do it in less than 90 seconds.
You can learn how to do it in less than 5 minutes.

And really, you can learn a basic 2-step version in mere moments.

Here’s the basic version:

Choose ONE word from the 100 One-Word Gratitude prompts shared below. (Don’t think too hard, just choose the first one that you notice.)
Take 60 seconds to meditate on what you—or someone you know—might be grateful for related to the word you noticed.

There’s usually a mental image you see when you read a word.

For example, TRUCK was one of the first words I did this with.

A mental image that came to mind was one of my earliest jobs as a teenager, helping deliver produce to grocery stores. Which we did on a truck.

I had so many things to be grateful for as I thought of that time.

✔️ The life-long lessons from working so hard.
✔️ The friendships I formed that lasted years beyond the farm.
✔️ The free honey buns I’d get from a small corner store downtown.
✔️ The delicious grits, hash, bacon, & eggs from one Bi-Lo we delivered to.

SIDENOTE: Food is in a lot of my thankful thoughts. 🫣

You can go way beyond 60 seconds.
But 60 seconds is enough.

Every word below is not as easy to picture as “TRUCK”, but it’s good to be stretched with this exercise.

No matter the word, the goal is super simple.

One word.
60 seconds.
Really FEEL it.

Repeat until you complete the list.

Today’s (100 One-Word) gratitude prompt: