Gratittude Journal

[debka_notion]

Since I taught a class where we started each session with going around the circle having everyone say one thing they were grateful for that day, I've been thinking about doing a daily gratitude exercise- I liked what it did, for my kids and for me. So- I saw an exercise online where you journal 5 things you're grateful for each day. I'm going to try it, and see how it goes. Expect some (or many) repeats.
1. my husband
2. my mother-in-law
3. my sister's visit last week, however short- it was fun
4. the way my body feels after exercise (we just did a small workout, then a bunch of exercise-play, checking out some different exercises, stretching, and some partner-workout stuff- cooperative push-ups/being the weight for the other one's exercise)
5. naps

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[margavriel.livejournal.com]

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[margavriel.livejournal.com]

I would spell #5 as "maψ".

[taylweaver.livejournal.com]

When I was in Israel for the year, a family friend gave me an actual gratitude journal as part of a belated graduation gift. (The other part was a regular journal. She knows me well.) The gratitude journal had five lines for every day, and instructions to write something from that specific day that you're grateful for. (like, "I had time for a nap today" rather than "naps", or, "my sister listened to me rant" rather than "my sister.")

I found that, when I began, it was hard to list five things, but within a few months, I was squeezing extras into the margins because I had so many things I wanted to write down. I think it really had a significant effect on my outlook for the rest of the year.