Gratefulness Journal

Right around the end of the year I heard a suggestion on the radio to keep a gratefulness journal. This is not an original idea as I did a search on the web and the concept came up on many different sites. Initially I thought, ‘Gee, that might be interesting, and proceeded to tuck it away in the corner of my mind piled high with stuff I might like to do. Somehow it kept rising to the top of the pile so here I am passing the thought on.

The idea is write down people and things you are grateful for in your life. Usually the suggestion is made to keep a notebook by your bed and write a ‘gratefulness’ item in it either before going to sleep or when you awake. Solid suggestions. I would like to take it one step further. Get a small notebook and stick it in your pocket or purse. Then when you find a pause in your day, take a moment and jot a note in it. This could be while you are waiting in line somewhere, or before you begin a rush hour drive home from work.

The gratefulness journal takes the idea of centering a step further. We always suggest that you center anytime you have a pause in your day. If you also write something positive down, you will revisit and integrate centering at a deeper level. And, those positive thoughts will be there later in your day when conflict may threaten to un-center you.

Willing to give it a try? Let me know what happens. I am going to try it myself.

Judy Warner