Do You Keep A Gratitude Journal?

Have you ever felt that there is nothing to be grateful for? If yes, then this is the best time to start keeping a gratitude journal.

Marcus Aurelius said,"Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already". There are so many things we already have, but never appreciate.

A gratitude journal helps us become more appreciative and grateful.

Perhaps, after this podcast, you will begin writing in one yourself.

Transcript

Have you ever felt that there is nothing to be grateful for?

If yes,

This is the time to start keeping a gratitude journal.

I know it sounds controversial,

But it works.

The idea behind such a journal is to contemplate on your day and write down the things that you are grateful for.

Personally,

Every night before I go to bed I write three things that made me smile during the day,

That made me feel good.

The tricky part for me,

And I guess for most of us,

Is to keep writing the gratitude journal every single day.

For example,

There are days that I don't feel like doing so,

Perhaps because nothing really happened to be grateful for.

Perhaps it's one of those days that I feel low or depressed or really angry,

Those days that I wish that didn't exist.

But the way to go in those cases is to see my day from another perspective.

What would another person be grateful for my own day?

Or even how would me of the past,

Of a day that I was feeling a bit better,

Have seen my day today?

You know,

When I contemplate on my day,

When I spend five dedicated minutes on this task,

I'm so surprised by the number of things that I find to be grateful for.

And the items of the gratitude list aren't always something special or extraordinary.

There were times that one of my entries was a passenger smiled at me this afternoon as we passed by.

After all,

I know that it's the small pleasures that make us humans.

Now,

I'm convinced that a massive shift happens within us when we start keeping such a list,

Because unconsciously we remind ourselves that good things happen all the time,

Even when we don't perceive them with our conscious and sometimes depressed and blocked mind.

The shift is so great that I encourage my coaching clients to keep a gratitude journal and believe it or not,

All of them say how more content and fulfilled they have started feeling.

But don't take my word for it.

Start keeping a gratitude journal tonight and soon you will see the difference within you.

And please let me know about your experience.

Whether you already keep a gratitude journal,

All you will start one today.

Happy writing.

Reviews

Thank you Spiros, I will give this a go. Namaste 🙏🏾☀️

Good reminder to journal. I’d recommend for those who are too tired to do it at night to try in the morning and more so because it sets your day — resets your attitude. I would also suggest that readers consider setting moments periodically like the first 7th the month starting a new quarter to like again at the “random” journal and entry. You will be amazed at your progress, growth, what you were dealing with which in addition to the gratitude will give you strength to be kinder to yourself and others. Give a whirl but keep at for a while — you will be amazed. That goes for Men as for Women.

What a simple, but not always easy, thing to do. I’ve been making a gratitude list for several years now. Some days I really have to search for gratitude, but then I think of all the things I take for granted - running water, a warm bed, the last meal I had - and I’m immediately grateful once again. I’m now more aware of all the good in my life and the world as I go about my day. The practice is definitely changing me and my attitude for the better.

A great reminder. I journal a lot but not necessarily on gratitude 🙏

Thank you for this gentle reminder to begin again. I like your idea about thinking of how I would view my day if I was in a better mood if it's hard to think of something to be thankful for.

Thank you for this invitation! I'm grateful to have discovered this meditation and invitation. Today, I will write 3 things I'm grateful for 🙏🏼

I keep a journal that started as a gratitude diary but has become more of a moaning diary. I need to make sure I incorporate gratitude into my entries. A good reminder thank you ☺️

I keep a gratitude journal. Every night I write 3-5 things. I believe it has transformed my outlook on life in such great ways. 😊 Thank you for sharing your meditation

Thank you for helping motivate me to start this practice. I am very grateful for your encouragement!

Convincing and inspiring , thank you teacher Spiro🙏🏾

Simple but effective.

Motivating, it IS the little things that balance life🙏🏻📿

This is so important the more we see and feel the smallest bit of gratitude the more abundant it becomes. Great talk

Thank you for such a reassuring reminder of the benefits of keeping a gratitude journal. I especially liked the idea of seeing your day from another person's perspective or from your past if you are struggling to remember what you are grateful for.Thank you, ευχαριστώ πολύ.