Hack Your Happiness: How learning gratitude is changing an Illinois middle school

As part of his "Hack Your Happiness" series, ABC News' Dan Harris is spotlighting how an Illinois middle school is teaching gratitude.

[@sunshinemishasmommy5352]

Wonderful..I practice gratitude every day and it does make me happier..I have some health challenges but the thing I'm most grateful for in my life keeps me going,my beautiful cat who I raised from a day old kitten 😊

[@tamarakurtz6690]

Wish they'd done this when I went there! So cool!

[@alexiacabral260]

A teacher yelled at me for giving someone a high five and another teacher called me a smart ass… but yes such a wonderful school

[@melanievargas9597]

Lexi C. Omg are you talking about Mrs. Ritzel?

[@alexiacabral260]

David dobrik Fan no man but Mrs. Ritzel did yell at me for using the wrong form or “tú” and “usted”

[@atomichares]

my cousin Faythe goes here! also just saw their amazing performance of Beauty and the Beast Jr.!

[@ratqueen8093]

they call the assistant principal Mr Clean....

[@tylert714]

yep XD

[@Allii_-fg1km]

Yeah

[@lsdadiccion]

some things never change

[@michaela4435]

i go to this school :)

[@abbyd4149]

I go here… my teacher threw mutiple markers at me for falling asleep in class

[@moosestachey]

LOL, is it mrs chin 💀

[@martynaanna2336]

that’s my school lmaooo

[@QuinnAlsbarryson]

Ms jesonovic threatened to give me a blue because I said $5 fill up from kfc

[@quinn473]

Shut up American

[@jt_mendez]

nah bro i was scared of mr clean because he would take us to the office and johnny sins us

[@lsdadiccion]

Oh wtf

[@Allii_-fg1km]

Lol I go there

[@QuinnAlsbarryson]

Mr hunt is scary

[@natashashadman9912]

That’s my school🤑

[@quinn473]

Shut the hell up

[@jaeedenisee]

I mean I graduated in 2019🥵 I seen Mrs zydloooooo🤍🤩

[@QuinnAlsbarryson]

I know she’s hot

[@hulaszn7264]

I know who chase is I used to play football with him

[@leah_messi]

I be going there now lmao

[@hellna7696]

Ayy are school