The Reluctant Gratitude Journal
Becky Pedersen
Some people are reluctant to journal. It sounds to Pinterest-perfect. Can writing things down change anything? For those who finally do it, they can speak to its help. Believe it or not, keeping a journal, specifically a gratitude journal, can even halt an emotional or mental spiral. It can retrain brain pathways of negative and overwhelming thoughts. In a nutshell, it can bring hope. When you get started, it can seem like the things that come to mind seem silly, trite, and not worth writing down. It’s worth persevering, though. You can write that you are thankful for the coffee that was brewing. You can even be thankful for bloopers...
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