I'm not sure how much validity this has, 'cause I love journaling anyway, but I'm really enjoying my new practice of keeping an appreciation journal. I think it is slowly changing my thinking to more positive avenues. And I especially love that Don is doing it, too, so we can read our entries to each other after we're done, and about 1/2 the time, they're about the same things! And I totally love the actual physical book itself, with it's pretty pastel colors, faux weathered pages, and soft cover--I love touching it and looking at it, as well as writing in it.
As to the actual appreciation part of it, I had no idea how much I truly had to be appreciative of in my life. I mean, I could always find at least 5 things to list about how much I appreciate my husband, but that seems like cheating--after all, I'm not trying to keep a Don-is-great-and-wonderful journal (though he is). So I try really hard to come up with 5 things I appreciate that are not about him, at least not directly. And I keep thinking of items! AND I'm noticing more and more with each passing day. I do actually find myself noticing things throughout the day that I could list at night when I write my entry. It's nice.
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