GRATITUDE JOURNAL
Welcome to day 2 of the gratefulness challenge. How did day 1 go? 😀We talked about the practice of noticing. But today we’re going to be working on gratefulness and documenting that experience.
REFLECTION
Gratefulness journaling takes the practice of noticing a step further. It involves first noticing things you are grateful for, then taking action and writing down those things on paper.
Why it’s necessary to write down the things you notice?
For 2 reasons:
First, when we write things down, it gives us time to reflect. Writing, especially writing by hand, forces you to slow down and think. When you write about what you’re grateful for, it allows you to pause and consider WHY you’re so grateful for a particular thing.
Second, writing down the things you’re grateful for reinforces and solidifies them in your mind. It’s like noticing them a second time and being grateful for them all over again.
This practice of “double gratefulness” can double your joy.
When you write down what you’re grateful for, it freshly focuses your attention on those things and gives you a fresh appreciation for all that you have to be grateful for.
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