I've been reading up on it for a while, and it sounds so lovely to do. Because we as human beings.. things do slip our minds, or we don't remember every single thing that we may need to-- it's not our fault. It does happen.
But the beneficial thing about a gratitude journal is noting down the many things you are thankful for, as well as noting down the day it happened, the time it happened, and your exact thoughts when it happened. I'm planning to start one soon actually and I will document some of my most memorable things soon.. and I hope you will join me!
And you don't need to do it everyday-- at your leisure, once a week.. once every two weeks; the beauty of the entire thing is it helps you to reflect and as writers especially, it's always good to reflect on thoughts and feelings because not only does it fuel you for ideas.. it helps you to get more in tune with your emotions and your thoughts-- and this is how you construct your characters to make them so very dimensional.
But generally.. it's something that will help you to know that your life is very special and very unique-- so many things happen to us and we tend to forget or only remember a snippet of it!
We go through so many situations and problems and they become so overwhelming that all the good that has happened to us gets pushed to the back of our minds, or even worse we won't remember the essence of it all-- good memories should be more than bad memories I would imagine and this kind of journal can help you to do that!
Just thought I'd share from one writer to another; or if you just want to keep a journal for yourself, start one up! You never know what it can become.
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