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52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge to Bring More Joy into Your Life

Can you believe I’ve made it to 52 weeks? Discipline is not my strong suit, so I am giving myself a pat on the back for sticking it out for this long.

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Last Updated: November 2, 2020

Am I a more grateful person after this gratitude challenge? 

So am I more grateful? I am! I’m certainly not the most grateful person I know, but I’ve at least taken some baby steps since the start of this challenge. Some weeks were like pulling teeth and felt forced. Other weeks were discouraging where I saw zero progress. Some weeks I even felt like I was going backward. But after a full year of being intentional, I have a more positive attitude, which Jacob has also mentioned to me.

It’s helped me recognize when I’m being ungrateful quicker and when I needed to change my attitude. And man.. do I still love to complain! I know there are still times, I can still be jaded and negative, but for the first time in a long time, I’ve been moving in a positive direction. That’s something.

What does that mean for weekly gratitudes?

I met my quota for a lifetime, right? haha Honestly, though, it was challenging work, and I plan on taking a little break from blogging gratitudes. TBD if I will restart it next year. Instead, I’m still going to fill up my gratitude jar until the end of the year, and I also may start writing in my gratitude journal daily.

If you want to give it a go, here are some prompts for you to try your own gratitude challenge this year. I know this would have helped me if I put it together earlier this year.

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If you’ve missed any of the gratitude posts and want to follow my journey this year.

52 WEEKS OF GRATITUDE CHALLENGE

  1. Gratitude Unlocks the Fullness of Life
  2. Learning to Express Gratitude
  3. The Value of True Friendships
  4. It Can Be Awkward Learning to Love Yourself
  5. How Blogging Improved My Life
  6. Let’s Be Real: My Struggles with Gratitude
  7. Not Everyone Has Clean Water
  8. Snail Mail Pals {New and Old}
  9. The Philippines after the Typhoon
  10. A Week of Personal Growth
  11. DIY Mason Jar Turkey
  12. A Simple Gratitude List
  13. 9 Easy Ways to Give Back
  14. Why I’m Grateful for 2013
  15. Christmas Gratitude List
  16. 4 Lessons Learned from Mother Teresa
  17. Finally Found Blue Footed Boobies
  18. Count Your Blessings Not Your Problems
  19. 100 Days of Less Challenge Complete!
  20. The Ultimate Japanese Kit Kat Exchange
  21. Valuable Lessons Learned from the Philippines
  22. Peace out LA! Viva Las Vegas
  23. A Different Perspective on Valentine’s Day
  24. My B Themed Birthday
  25. Introducing My First VLOG & Growth List
  26. Checking this Off My Bucket List
  27. 7 Reasons I Love Living in Las Vegas
  28. Making Friends in a New City
  29. Why We Love our HOME
  30. Bloggers Giving Back
  31. Quality Time with Grandma
  32. A Spring Happy List
  33. Gratitude In Sickness and In Health
  34. 52 Dates a Year & the Importance of Dating Your Husband
  35. 5 Simple Ways to Save Money and Travel More
  36. What a Friend is to Me
  37. How to Adopt a Growth Mindset
  38. We ate at French Laundry
  39. Why You Should Make a Gratitude Jar
  40. Our Apartment 
  41. Couchsurfing Hosts
  42. 5 Reasons Why We’re Together
  43. Epic Fireworks Shot
  44. Our Cats Dogs or Dog Cats?
  45. First Sponsored Post
  46. What I am Grateful for This Week
  47. 4 Valuable Lessons in Marriage
  48. RIP Robin Williams and On Battling Depression
  49. Revealing My Current Life Struggles
  50. Happy Birthday, Cats!
  51. 100 Things to Be Thankful For List
  52. 52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge Complete! – This one!

The Older Version from 2014:

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Final Thoughts for This Gratitude Challenge

Before I end this post and complete this challenge, I wanted to thank Erika whose reflections on gratitude first inspired me to start practicing gratitude regularly on the blog. I want to thank Jacob for helping me list out gratitudes on weeks I felt deflated and ungrateful. Last but not least, I thank all my friends, my family, and everyone else passing through my life give me so many reasons to be grateful. Now, your turn!

How do you practice gratitude? Would you try a gratitude challenge like this?