On Wednesday, I was at Barnes & Noble when a book caught my eye.
It was in the “Exceptional Value” section, and it begged me to
buy it. The book was “Every Day Gratitude: A Guided Journal” by
Jennifer Leight. It has inspirational quotes by famous celebrities
and questions and writing prompts to help you appreciate the world
around us.
Instead of using
this book as a guided journal, and writing in the pages, I’m
keeping this book unmarked for times when I’m going through a panic
or anxiety attack, to sidetrack me and hopefully allow myself to see
all of the amazing things that are in my life.
I picked five
exercises that I want to practice every day for a week, on my own of
course to see if possibly it helps with my panic and anxiety. If it
doesn’t work, I’m just happy for learning to see gratitude in a
different light than I already have.
1. What
areas of your life could you let your heart lead a little
more?
Reflecting on times when I should have let my heart out, will hopefully remind me the next day. I don’t mean to put my heart on the back burner, it can lead more. I need to let it lead.
Reflecting on times when I should have let my heart out, will hopefully remind me the next day. I don’t mean to put my heart on the back burner, it can lead more. I need to let it lead.
2. How
will you live out your gratitude today?
Every morning, life starts over new. With every new day, is a new shot at gratitude, with a new day, I should think about how I should live out my gratitude every day. I need to pick something and follow through with it. It doesn’t have to be anything major, just the little things to remember to show my gratitude.
Every morning, life starts over new. With every new day, is a new shot at gratitude, with a new day, I should think about how I should live out my gratitude every day. I need to pick something and follow through with it. It doesn’t have to be anything major, just the little things to remember to show my gratitude.
3. Have I
missed any chances to show gratitude today?
Just because I’m
feeling gratitude lately, doesn’t mean that other’s are. Wouldn’t
it be nice to know that someone shows you their gratitude I think
gratitude may very well be contagious. It can change someone’s day
for the better.
4. What
problems are burdening me?
Talking about my problems doesn’t really sound like gratitude, but in all honesty, it is. Getting rid of these problems, and writing them down, cleans the slate, and causes me to restart anew. I can write down these problems and delete them and/or throw them away, and it’ll all be over.
Talking about my problems doesn’t really sound like gratitude, but in all honesty, it is. Getting rid of these problems, and writing them down, cleans the slate, and causes me to restart anew. I can write down these problems and delete them and/or throw them away, and it’ll all be over.
5. What
songs, poems or verses isnpire graitutde in you?
I don’t need to hear a song or read a poem every day to remember it inspires gratitude, but having a list is a great idea! Every day this week during this week of gratitude I’m going to write this list, and by next Friday, I can actually share this activity with everyone, for my Favorite 5 Friday’s. Just so everyone else can write their own list, or find some inspiration in my list.
I don’t need to hear a song or read a poem every day to remember it inspires gratitude, but having a list is a great idea! Every day this week during this week of gratitude I’m going to write this list, and by next Friday, I can actually share this activity with everyone, for my Favorite 5 Friday’s. Just so everyone else can write their own list, or find some inspiration in my list.
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