A Gratitude journal can be one of the more difficult tasks to take on at first because it is just another thing you must remember to do every day. On the other hand, with your determination and effort, you can quickly develop a sense of gratitude and become content with yourself and your life.
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Gratitude journaling, like any skill, can be learned so you can develop habits of gratitude. With practice, gratitude can become a choice. You can learn how to bring gratitude into your life.
If you keep on pushing yourself to do it every night, it will become second nature to you.
Gratitude journaling is something that can be quickly learned.
The best time to start? NOW.
Gratitude has the power to dramatically transform your life. Once you start to see the good that is surrounding your life and start to show gratitude for everything you have, you will begin to become happier and more content with your life. Gratitude will allow you to become more hopeful for the future and excited to see what life has in store for you.
Continue reading for 5 amazing benefits that you can gain when you start to keep a gratitude journal.
Gratitude Journal Benefits
Upgraded Self-Esteem
Focusing on the negative in your life, can be an extremely easy way to make you feel down. We as humans, are a little more demanding on ourselves than we are on others. Even though it is damaging to our self-esteem, we have a habit of compare ourselves to those around us.
Keeping a gratitude journal can help you see your achievements and stay focused on your goals. Showing gratitude can help boost your self-esteem by showing gratitude for what you already have. You will harbor less resentment and jealousy toward others. You will have a greater feeling of self-worth. Overall, you will feel better about yourself.
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Increased Positivity
After you write down what you are grateful for in your life, you will naturally become more optimistic and confident. Focusing on the good in your life fuels the great power of positive emotions and lessens the power of the negative ones. If you are familiar with the law of attraction, you know the more you focus on the good, more good will come your way. Throughout the day when you have positive thoughts come to mind, I encourage you to take the time to write them down and make them more concrete.
Overall Improved Health and Well being
Research shows people who are grateful tend to live healthier and longer lives. Unless you want to be like your ungrateful counterpart, I suggest you start that gratitude journal today! Grateful people have the motivation to take better care of themselves. They experience fewer aches and pains and are even more motivated to eat healthy and exercise. There is also promise it could reduce your risk of heart disease and lower symptoms of depression.
Improved Relationships
Keeping a gratitude journal decreased materialism and bolstered generosity among adolescents, according to NPR. After you start to remember all the people in your life you are grateful for, you will feel more inclined to show them. Being grateful is about showing your gratitude for what you have already been given, people and things, in your life.
William Arthur Ward – “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
Better-Quality Sleep
Quiet your mind and ease any anxieties by spending just a few minutes, right before you go to bed, writing down all the things that you are grateful for. The mind will be clear and in a grateful state allowing you to fall asleep faster. Gratitude is a common practice used to stimulate the relaxation response and is proven to be a potent sleep aid.
Lowers Stress
Researchers have found that to naturally counteract stress, you can focus on feelings of satisfaction and contentment. Yes, you will still have to deal with all the challenges your life brings. Though having an attitude of gratitude will help you to better deal with those challenges.
Listed here are only a few of the many benefits of keeping a gratitude journal. If you want to live a happier and healthier life, start today on your gratitude journal.
