HappyCurious

gratitude   noun  :   gratefulness ,   thankfulness ,   appreciation ,   indebtedness ;   recognition ,   acknowledgment .       The journals that I've kept regularly since my early teens have been a place for me-an introvert-to process, sort out, and share my inner world.  My journals won't be preserved and archived, like Queen Victoria's; my journals don't contain updates on the Industrial Revolution, the expansion of the railroads, or the latest debates in Parliament.  My journals contain  details of day-to-day events, reflections on conversations, to-do-lists for my ordinary life, and, of course, self-examination.   But until recently, I've never done gratitude journaling.  I do remember, maybe 25 years ago, when a guest on the Oprah Show debuted her "Gratitude Journal."  Soon after, I bought one at Barnes & Nobel and gave it a try: "Write down 10 things each day that you are grateful for."...