Optimum U Health & Wellness Gratitude Journaling

Happiness is something you create, and practice makes perfect. The gratitude journal encourages you to take a few minutes to reflect on all the good stuff.  You can also search your journal entries via keyword to see what or who you are most grateful for.  Also, check out the Time Mchine Feature, so see what you were grateful for during times when you were at your best. 

Robert Emmons, the leading expert on the science of gratitude, shared these other tips for applying the gratitude journal most effectively:

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To more effectively practice gratitude journaling, Psychologist Lyubomirsky recommends consciously choosing to become happier and increasingly grateful before writing each journal entry.

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To increase the benefits of gratitude, focus on one or two things in detail that you are grateful for instead of writing an extensive list.

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One effective way to increase the impact of gratitude is to focus on those you are grateful for instead of material possessions.

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One strategy of stimulating the experience of gratitude is to ponder what life would be like without all that you have instead of listing all of the people and things you are grateful for.

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Stronger levels of gratitude stem from remembering and appreciating surprises or unexpected events.