How This Journalling Trick Can Make You Happier In An Instant

by CGD TEAM

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Upgrade your daily journal and start a gratitude journal. There are some gratitude journal benefits you might not even have thought of that can greatly improve your life. You can get your hands on a gratitude journal here, and start making the most of every single day of your life.

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FEWER TRIPS TO THE DOCTOR

An entry a day might not necessarily keep the doctor away, but it will make you more likely to visit the doctor if you need to. It also makes you more in tune with your body and reducing stress can have heaps of benefits for your physical health. Find out how to fit a healthy lifestyle around your busy job here.

Why? Research shows that when we think about what we appreciate, the calming part of the nervous system is triggered, decreasing stress hormones and releasing a whole host of good vibes into the body, releasing tension and making you less prone to aches and pains!

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YOU’LL BECOME MORE EMPATHETIC

Gratitude journal benefits include being more empathetic, so you’re more likely to relate to and sympathize with someone. This can lead to better friendships and an overall improved sense of wellbeing as you feel good about yourself. Want to boost your self-esteem? Here are nine little ways to feel like you’re winning at life.

Why? When you focus on the good other people do for you, you feel loved, cared for, and appreciated, and are more able to see the good in others. 

3.

RELIEVE EXCESS STRESS AND ANGER

Relieve stress, anger, aggression, and other negative emotions by focusing on gratitude each and every day with your journal. It’s much harder to be stressed about life, the world or other people when you focus on the good things in your day.

Why? Gratitude journaling encourages you to shift your thoughts and emotions from what’s stressing you out to what you find valuable in our lives. When our thoughts and emotions shift towards positive reflections, our behaviors shift in a positive direction too. 

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4.

BE YOUR OWN ROCK

It’s been scientifically proven that people who practice regular gratitude can be much more mentally strong. This goes beyond the benefits, including improved psychological behavior, and goes deeper into how much you can handle. From post-traumatic stress disorder to anxiety, they may not go away completely but you will notice a difference.

Why? When you focus on gratitude, you are more clearly able to see the bigger picture and remember the positives in your life, you’ll also find it easier to seek out more social support. This means you’re less likely to let bad events affect you and are more likely to bounce back from stressful situations. Want some help managing your stress? Find out how to create a stressful day to-do list here.

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YOU’LL FIND IT EASIER TO SWITCH OFF

Gratitude journals can help to improve how well you sleep, as well as how long you sleep. It can even affect sleep disorders like night terrors and sleep paralysis, especially if stress is a trigger. It will improve how rested you feel in the morning, making you even more open to gratitude and beginning a positive cycle of happiness. Find out how to wake up feeling more energetic here.

Why? Positive emotions like gratitude activate the relaxation response in your nervous system. Daily gratitude has been shown to reduce the time required to fall asleep, as well as increase sleep quality and duration. 

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SMASH YOUR GOALS

One of the little-thought of gratitude journal benefits is that the actual act of writing down what you’re grateful for through your days can help you to see your goals, needs, and desires more clearly.

If you need help planning your goals, why not try a three-year life plan here. If you struggle to find entries relating to your job, relationship or another area of your life, it may be an indicator that a change needs to be made.

Why? Studies show that people who keep gratitude journals report more progress on their goals than people in the control group. Gratitude and being thankful can actually spur you on to work towards your goals!