Gratitude Letter Worksheet Overview
A gratitude letter is a letter you write to thank someone who helped you and whom you never fully thanked. Psychologist Martin Seligman made it the center of an exercise called the gratitude visit, where you read the letter to the person face to face.
This worksheet helps you choose who to write to and remember what they did. It gives you a page for your letter and simple tips for sharing it in person, by phone or by mail.
In this worksheet, we’ll:
- Help you choose the person you want to thank
- Give you prompts to gather specific memories
- Share what a 2005 study found about gratitude letters
- Provide a page to write your letter
- Walk you through sharing it and reflecting afterward
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Seligman, M. E. P., Steen, T. A., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress: Empirical validation of interventions. American Psychologist, 60(5), 410-421.
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Seligman, M. E. P. (2011). Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being. Free Press.
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Toepfer, S. M., Cichy, K., & Peters, P. (2012). Letters of gratitude: Further evidence for author benefits. Journal of Happiness Studies, 13(1), 187-201.
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