gratitude journaling to a happier you

A few months ago I touched  on  the different kinds of  journals you  could utilize  and  how  many  of them can be  combined to suit  your lifestyle and  need. amongst  the you could immerse yourself in on simple form sands out as having  the most  impressive   impact  on  one's social psycholgical and  gratitude journal.  over the years  studies have shown  the practice writing  down  the thighs   we are thankful  for  even times a week lead  to improved sleep  quality milder symptoms when ill stress and  generallyppier calmer outlook. If  not  only  boosts self  esteem but fosters  mental strength and  resilience  as well by making  it a point  to reflect on  our experiences and  iddentifying  the good  stuff we become more  aware  of them as we  to through our day  bringing  about immediate  positive emotions and reducing a multitude  of toxic ones. I linked   to buy a car driving  it  around  the  first   few weed  and noticing  that suddenly lost  more people are driving the exact some car. The  term  is most likely  that the cars were  there all  along   but  only come into  conscious view because we were  enjoying  ore own new car. Gratitude  journaling  on surface is  easy and pretty straighifowrad. part form  stand  alone  gratitude  journals this wonderful practice can  be effortlessly  incorporated into the weekly spread of your  planner or  as journal entries dedicated  to giving  in your  prsononal journal. If takes only  10 to 15 minutes of your time  and world  wonder  instantly. To  ensure you rap the most  reward from  gratitude  exercises keep  these 6 points in mind.

1. choose  happiness changing habits come with its fair share of challenges. There  will be day  haver than others  to find the silver  lining and  days where  a myriad of  other more interesting  activities take precedence sitting  with your  journal. Happiness isn't   merely  a result of  having   things.  If is  the  result of being  first place. Gratitude breeds  happiness and cultivating  gratitude takes practice which  is exactly what gratitude journaling  is for. make happiness your  biggest motivator keep  at it and  you'll  be able  to identify the  positive  when need  the most .

2. Drill down The effectiveness of this practice  lies in its ability to gradually change  the  way  we perceive   situation and  adjusting what  we choose to  focus  on write not  only  what it was  that  delighted  you  but also  why you felt so positively about  it.  Elaborate  on your point and be as  pacific as  possible in your  entries. Instead of wring  I m grateful  for my  husband it is ways more husband because he took the caor  for my service today even thought  it would  be out of his way.

3. Appreciate  people our relationship with  people greatly determine  the  level of happiness we feel  in our lives . make  a conscious effort  to notice the  people  we  are  for rather  than  just  circumstances or  material  things  and acknowledging  than by putting  it down on paper is sure way to enhance  the  benefit  gauged from giving  thanks tips Take it a step  further and extend your gratitude beyond  the pages of your journal. A simple  thanks you not  is personal and undertated  approach  to expressing how  someone lifted   your spirts. Let  others know how appreciated they are and find out exactly  how contagious happiness can be.

4. Freshen it up with many of us motivation to become happier  is enough to start  us off on our little gratitude journey and our pages start to get filled with  entries resembling mum bought my favorite mangoes and long weekend and much needed break  woo. However thing can get pretty  mundane not to mention demotivating if we were  to write  about the same thing each time  to maintain  a successful  gratitude  practice are challenge yourself to seek  out and identify  new things you are grateful for never repeating the same entries  I can still be grateful for my  husband but this this time it can be because he bought dinner home on his way back a from work.

5. Surprise  good way make your gratitude journaling more meaningful is to pay special attention to unexpected  event or suppressed that make your day  that much  brighter. These types of events  tend to elicit stronger  feeling  of gratitude and happiness so savor every  bit of the  squrise and document  them in vivd detail.

6. Good vides only  while we tend to pour our heart our into  our personal journals  reserve your  gratitude journal  for  only  the positive  uplifting parts of  your life. If is  during the heart of day working on your  gratitude becomes so much more impactful. Take the time our house  was broken  into by a petty thief. I had left  been working on my laptop into  the wee hours of the morning and  had left it on the  couch to charge. When I woke 3 hours later the front door wide open and my laptop  along with all data I had been working  on the past month was on more. Im my devastation when I realid  I would  have to start all over  again from  scratch point  zero.  After a good 10 minutes of chaplaining  stairs  on the  stairs bawling  my eye out and feeling sorry for myself on singular though entered  my mind. Thank  goodness my laptop was there for the thief to steal for if he had come in and found nothing the worst case scenarioould  be  him  coming  upstairs to  dream  and our belonging personally. Thank  goodness he only took  the  laptop. Within  seconds  my outlook on the situation shifted completely to one of gratitude and I was able to move on.

we aren't able to control exactly what  happens to us but we can definitely  control how we  react  to  our circumstances gratitude is an  emotion  that need to be fostered consistently for  it to be second nature. Look  to your gratitude journal as an instant pick me up in time when you are feeling low to remind your of all the things  you have  going for you  see for yourself how going for you see for yourself how quickly  a bad day isn't  so bad after all and be happy. form a called book feng shui .