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November 26, 2024 by mich Leave a Comment

Gratitude journal

“Keep a gratitude journal. Write daily entries. Build a habit. Writing these three sentences is the practice.” 

Last time wrote on a grocery receipt. A leather-bound fancy $40 Moleskine is too intimidating. Found an old half-written notebook with cute cats on the cover.

First entry: 

Grateful for:

  • A true crime book I started. (It’s about a necrophile who dismembers bodies and eats them.)
  • Grateful for opposable thumbs. 
  • Biology. Breathing. Grateful for breathing. Every day, we suck in air. Life’s most overlooked miracle. 

Filed Under: Gratitude practice, Journaling Tagged With: gratitude, gratitude journal, gratitude practice, journalling, Wellbeing, Wellness

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Take a five. Take a breather.

Life is erratic. Before you flip out, best to take a breather. Take a breath break.

Here is a Sesame Street’s breathing for beginners:  

Breathe in deeply like you’re trying to steal all the oxygen in the room. Use your belly to take a deeper breath. Let the air fill your lungs. 

Hold your breath briefly and gently for a few seconds  so that your body gets the oxygen it needs.

Slowly release air from your lungs. Savor the pause between breaths.

5-minute escape. 5-minute meditation. Intentional pause. Mindful pause

Body scan ● Breathing techniques ● Connecting with nature ● Flow state ● Gratitude practice ● Grounding yourself ● Intentional pauses ● Journaling ● Loving kindness ● Mindful eating ● Mindful listening ● Mindful observation ● Mindfulness of movement / Meditation in motion ● Walking meditation ● Minimalism ● Self-compassion ● Sleep well ● The art of slow

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