In good years and in bad, there are always things to be grateful for. Talking about them makes the year seem better, no matter what kind of year it’s been. And reflecting on this question provides us with a much needed pause – a bit of space to take in what’s happened in the recent past and to feel thankful. It’s what meditation advocate and teacher Tara Brach would call a “sacred pause.” Go ahead. Ask this question and hit pause for yourself and a friend.

Source: Adapted from The question bank from the 1997 landmark study out of SUNY Stony Brook on Interpersonal Closeness (famously discussed in 2015 in the wildly viral New York Times article: “To Fall In Love With Anyone, Do This” )

Have you asked this question? How did it go? Do you have advice for how best to ask it? PLEASE RATE! AND WRITE A REVIEW (in the comment box below)!