Keeping a Gratitude Journal

Writing down what you are grateful for every day can be very beneficial. Gratitude journals have been mentioned by Sarah Ban Breathnach, author of Simple Abundance and Something More. They have also been mentioned many times by Oprah Winfrey on her television show or even in her magazine. Gratitude journals are also used by twelve step programs.

Keeping a gratitude journal is very simple to do. I have kept a gratitude journal for about six months, and sometimes I spend five minutes writing up the day's gratitude list - other days I will spend about twenty minutes getting into more detail. Probably the first step is deciding how you would like to keep your gratitude journal. You can buy yourself a pretty decorated notebook specifically for this purpose and keep it by your bedside to record every morning or every night. Or if you are already keeping a journal for other purposes, you may decide to simply add in your gratitude into your existing journal. Some people keeping a gratitude journal have even kept them at their blogs, sharing their gratitude with their readers - which is just wonderful! But whatever method you choose will be the best for you.