Gratitude Letters
Noticing the goodness in life and allowing yourself to feel gratitude is healing in and of itself.
Noticing the goodness in life and allowing yourself to feel gratitude is healing in and of itself.
Dear Young Me, I'm so sorry. It will hurt, really bad. And even when you won't be able to bear it anymore, it will still hurt. I'm so sorry for what will happen to you and those around you whose pain you won't be able to understand because yours will always feel greater. Now I know what you'll ha...
Dear Daddy, To my pilot, my hero, my sweet father, this day is for you. What an honor it is to be your daughter. Your service and sacrifice will never be forgotten nor your bravery and courage. All gave some, some gave all so the many men and women like you will always be remembered. I’m so glad ...
To My Darling Ex, It has now been four months since you completely broke my heart. Not a day goes by I don’t think of you and wonder what you’re doing and do you think of me? I just wish I knew what I did so wrong? And how you can tell me you love me in the most romantic of ways, only to turn aro...
Dear friend, How have you been coping with the COVID-19 pandemic we're all experiencing? Personally, I feel I have been fairly lucky in my experience of it. Every day I see news about people suffering in hospitals, soaring unemployment numbers, people evicted from their homes after losing jobs, h...
To My Math and Physics Teacher, When I first stepped into your room, I feared you. I feared that you wouldn't like me because I wasn't good at math. I feared you because I thought you'd get mad at me for not paying attention. I feared you the most because I thought you'd be like those teacher...
Dear, When I'm with you, I act differently. In a good way. I smile more and laugh more. I don't have to pretend everything is okay when it's really not. With you, I can drop the fake smile and put on a real one. I don't feel hurt and alone when I'm with you instead, I feel safe and loved. You...
Dear Mom, Got a chance to express my feelings to you today. All my life you were a great support to me. As I my life is filled with struggles and pain you are the only support that I had throughout my life. This letter can't fully express my feeling, but I am sure by writing this letter I will...
Dear Grandfather, Even though you are gone, I wanted to spend a few minutes to thank you for all the love and selfless devotion you gave me for so many years. Since my father was never around, you became our surrogate, and now I realize that you were, in all important ways, my father. I rememb...
Dear Madam, This is your student xyz. I do hope you remember me. I was taught by you in high school, you were my class teacher then. Today I am working in a prestigious MNC company as the CEO and have accomplished almost all of my dreams. This letter is to pour out my sincere feelings of grati...
Dear Dad, There are so many things I would like to tell you face to face. I either or lack fail to the words find the time or place. But in this special letter, dad, you will find at least part, the feelings that the passing years have left in my heart. The memories of childhood days and all ...
Dear Man I Admire, Ever since the day I met you, I imagined a life of peace and bliss that only you would be able to give me. I imagined that your caring and happy personality would bring light in my life and hopefully turn my life around. Night after night, I find that we connected even mo...
Dear Mom, Thank you. You have made my life so amazing and enabled me to grow up to be the woman I am. You are my role model. your ability to take what life throws at you and keep going is absolutely amazing. I would not replace the years we had growing up for anything. My brother and I were...
To The Man I Lost, When I heard you passed away, my world stopped. Time stood still. I become rock solid and cold. My tears took a while to show up, but when they finally did, they didn't cease to stream down my face for weeks. First came the shock, then the pain along with all the sadness ...
My Dear husband, I'm writing to let you know how much I appreciate you, my heart goes out to you every time you go out of the door. My Love, I'm so happy that I chose you, the love of my life, my son's father every day I see how much my life has changed for the better since I have known you. I...
DEAR DAD, IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GONE FOR TWELVE YEARS. YOU WERE ONLY FORTY-SEVEN WHEN YOU DIED ON THAT SOFTBALL FIELD. THAT WAS THE HARDEST DAY OF MY LIFE. WHEN I GOT THE CALL FROM MY FRIEND WHO WAS ON YOUR TEAM THAT YOU HAD A HEART ATTACK, I YELLED AT HIM FOR PLAYING A SICK...
Dear Husband, The day we met is a day I will never forget. There I was walking into work when I saw you. Little did I know you had been noticing me for weeks. As time went on we grew closer and closer talking more and more. We would even stand outside of work for hours just talking. As our dat...
To You The Love of My Life, I met you in a moment in my life when life was uncertain and I had given up in ever finding true love. People told me that I was a fool and that such things were fairytales, I believed in my whole heart that that was not true. You were in that chatroom and l clicked on...
To My Husband, I try to show you just how much you mean to me but I seem to fail all the time. I just want you to know that you are appreciated and loved so very much. Thank you for being such a wonderful father and husband. I never imagined that my life could be so happy and great but it is. I h...
To My Live-In Boyfriend, I am so happy that we get to live together. When we met I wasn't sure how long things would last, if this would be short-term or more lasting. It took no time at all for me to realize that this was something special, something that could last. Now that we have been dating...
Dear Husband, Thanks for coming into my life. You have been a great source of happiness, joy, and peace in my life. Your presence makes me feel free of worries sorrows and dependency. You not only gave me love but a true companionship and a cute little daughter. May ALLAH protect us and our famil...
To My Love, As I sit here today looking for words that can tell you how I truly feel, I feel like I am falling short of words. You make me feel complete. I love you more than you can ever imagine and more than anyone else in the world ever can. I do not say this with pride, I say this because it ...
Dear Dad. It's been a while that I haven't called you. I am writing this letter to express my deep feelings which I couldn't express on phone. There were days when you used to cally me over your shoulders and used to recite poems and stories to make me feel good. You have taught me the the meanin...
To the man lying by my side, I know I don't speak much, but I mean every word when I tell you how awesome you are and how good you make me feel. I must be true, you are the most incredible person I know... and yet, I am happy without you. I can go on with my life and get the best out of it. I am ...
Dear Father, While I am writing that this letter, I know time is going fast and have very little time. This cancer has ruined almost all my life. I can feel the pain in your and mom's eyes when you both together see me with a sweet smile on your face. But I know your hearts are weeping when you s...
Dear Lover, In one month we will be getting married! I cannot even believe the time is almost here. I'm feeling a bit of stress about it, as I'm not quite done with the decorations yet, and I haven't reserved the chairs, either. You know money is tight right now, so figuring out the food part is ...
Sister, you are fun and you're always there when I need you. When my friends and I are in a fight you tell me how to stop it even when you are mean I sill love you. You gave me my first toy even though I didn't play with it when I was a baby now it is one of my biggest treasures. Happy sister day
My sweet husband, I count my blessings daily for being married to my best ever friend, you have brought so very much joy into my life and shown me what loving someone is all about. You give me the courage to explore all my dreams, love me when I fall, and always support my choices and decisions. ...
To a woman I hurt, It's been over 4 years since we last spoke. We ended our relationship with "forgiveness", but I still think about it all the time. I don't feel like you truly forgave me, nor do I feel that you ever fully understood the reasons I acted how I did. I'm not even sure I remember an...
Dear Mom, I love you! For some reason I cant think of any other way to start this letter towerted to you in all fand happiness, but somehow there is salurays an emptiness that I feel, being away from your loving embrace is difficult & inspite of vall the comfort that og cet in my new house and al...
Dear Mom, I have loved you. I have hurt you. At times I have ignored you as well. But you know, I never meant to do that knowingly. There were times when yo have loved and cared for me much more than yourself. I feel pained when I remember those moments when I had screamed and shouted at you....
My High School Sweetheart, I can still remember all of the emotions that I felt as I was falling in love with you. We were juniors in high school; you were the popular boy, I was the shy girl. I don’t even really know how it happened, but you bought me roses for my 16th birthday. I didn’t thi...
Dear Sister, I have been privileged enough to not only have a sister but a best friend at that. Lucky for me, my sister and best friend are the same person. I've always felt I had a firm grip on life but my emotions were always all over the place, especially when it had to do with potential s...
My Beautiful Children, You have been my life from the very first moment I felt you stirring in my belly. What a wonderfully spiritual experience. No words could ever describe. So many mixed feelings of joy, excitement, just the wonder of creating a life. What would you look like, what would y...
To My Love Bug, Thank you for all that you do for me. I know I can be a brat at times. Or make it seem like I don’t appreciate anything you do. I’m so excited that we get to spend our third holiday together, there’s no one else I’d rather spend them with. You’re the greatest love I have had, and ...
Dear Dr J, Thank you for the many years of therapy you’ve provided me. I remember how messed up I was when I first met you. I was almost on the brink of suicide. I just didn’t know what to do with myself. Everything was so out of control. I was out of control, and I had no idea what to do to ...
Dear Baby Girl, I hope you understand what you’ve done to me. You’ve brought me into this world. You brought me to a place I never thought I could get to in my life, and that is simple, but real, happiness with all of my anxiety, my past, and everything I go through on a daily basis, it was h...
Dear lovely lady whose heart is broke, I am sorry that I broke your heart. I'm sorry that I put you through that pain and I'm sorry that I betrayed you, your trust, and our vows. That was the biggest mistake in my life and I regret it each and every day and I will for as long as I live. I did...
Hey Brother, I really liked the photos of the new house. I can't believe you're going to have your own boat dock! It's a beautiful place. Like I told you the other night, now the waiting begins. It always seems like it's taking forever to close on a property, and there's always one more piece of ...
My Dear Mamma, I love you so much you are my universe. You are my best friend ever. I feel lucky and proud to have you in my life. You gave me strength to face the struggles. You taught me to get up from the failures instead of scolding me. Whatever things I asked, you did not hesitate and bought...
Dear L, I remember the first time I saw you. Our eyes met and I could see the universe in your big clear blue I could tell that you operated on a higher frequency. There was no judgment in your eyes. You were warm and muting. We got to know each other pretty well every day for a month straight. I...
Deeper and more meaningful than a quick thank-you note, a letter of gratitude is a way to communicate more complex feelings of appreciation. If you’re wondering how to write a letter of appreciation or say thank-you thoughtfully, read on! From the journal prompts that can get you started on your first gratitude letter, to ways to begin the body of your letter, we’ll cover everything you need to know.
First, let’s talk about the benefits of a thank-you letter, both for the writer and the recipient.
Beyond making someone else feel good, a gratitude letter has benefits for the writer too! Forbes.com lists several scientifically proven benefits associated with the expression of gratitude, like:
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