![]() ![]() I think sometimes when we think of this gratitude practice, at least myself, I've thought I have to do something really big with gratitude, I have to be grateful for these big things or think of the milestone moments only & instead, what I found is when I write down things like “I'm grateful for the blanket that is around me” these little things that actually broaden my perspective even more because it has things that I otherwise would take for granted or not see. ![]() It can range & regardless, it's gratitude. I'm grateful for being able to have this big opportunity in front of me or having something landed into my lap. Sometimes it's celebrating really big milestones that I've accomplished, I'm grateful for hitting this goal that I had in personal or professional life. Sometimes I'm grateful for running water, I'm grateful that I had a bed to sleep in last night, I'm grateful for my supportive family - the “basic” things. When I write what I'm grateful for, it looks different every day. & then of course, again, a bunch of other benefits that you'll experience as well. There are a bunch of other benefits: happiness, positivity, appreciating what I have, so that when I live in that space of the in between - of liking where I'm at, but also wanting more - I still can practice that gratitude of liking what I have, & really appreciating what's here already & how far I've come incorporating that into my daily.Īlso, it's that perception, broadening what I feel & I experience as I do this & I think about that consciously because that's one of my main motivators for doing it. & so, as I'm writing this, it feels good. The research base that I studied as a graduate in Positive Psychology was literally you can see, physiologically, our perception, our perspective peripheral vision expands when we have gratitude in our lives. One of the things that I always think about when I write what I'm grateful for is that it is broadening my horizons, it is broadening my perspectives of what is possible. ![]() This is a really common practice, of course, to do in the day to do just in general, because it is proven by the research to do amazing things for us. Let's start off with number one, what am I grateful for? No matter what kind of day it is, even if it's a holiday like this week. What I invite is to try this on, put yourself into an experiment to do this, for instance, seven days in a row & just see what happens. & then I started associating this with work, & it got all scatterbrained for me. But what I found is then on vacation days, for instance, I felt really scattered & really overwhelmed. What I've experienced is that I used to do this only on a workday, thinking this is only to focus my workday & help me get in this really ideal headspace to have a really productive, efficient day. So, even if it's a holiday, like we will experience this week, even if it's a holiday, even if it's a workday, even if it's a crazy busy day, all of the above, I still sit down & use these journal prompts. ![]() I'm going to dive into not only what these are & explain them in a little more detail, but explain why these five, where they came from, & why they help to create this more focused, aligned & alive work day or weekend - whatever day it is for you.įurthermore, it is the holidays & something that I've learned in the past year, is that this practice for me is important to do regardless of what's going on. What do I need to let go of in order to accomplish or go after those dreams & goals? 4. So, what are the five journal prompts? 1. These same prompts you can use in your morning or in any journal practice or reflective practice if you want to do it daily, absolutely, or just whenever you can - use these five journal prompts, & you too can feel aligned, alive & focused throughout your days, weeks, hours. Five journal prompts I use to help focus my mind, to help clear away any of the junk that may have come with me as I woke up in the morning, any questions that I'm pondering, & it helps me get into this mindset where throughout the day I feel focused, I feel positive, & I feel alive. Welcome to another Weekly Spark & today I am talking about the five journal prompts I use every single morning & have been for a year. ![]()
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