Gratitude Journal

Both scientific and spiritual resources indicate that keeping a gratitude journal is a useful tool for personal growth. A daily commitment to this practice can enhance one's life immeasurablely.
To begin, choose a journal and writing instrument with care as they are reflective of your commitment.
Next set aside time at the end of your day to write down at least 5 things you were grateful for during the day, nothing else. Just jot down what comes to mind. At the begining this journaling practice may seem a bit awkward but with time you will see many fruits in your life.

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Ritualizing the Practice of Gratitude

Ritualizing gratitude in our daily life instills a sense of thanksgiving to God. It is a reminder not to take people or things for granted. In the Talmud a Rabbi instructs us to recite one hundred blessings thoughout the day. Indeed there is in Judaism a blessing for almost everything. Blessings are divided into two types: those that respond to awe, and those that seek to stimulate awe within us. Blessings that respond to awe are experieces such as the birth of a child. Those blessings that seek to arouse awe within us spring from every day routines such as blessing our food before eating which reminds us of God's presence in the mundane.



Today as you end each activity pause in gratitude for God's presence in the ordinary and not so ordinary things of your day.


Book Excerpt: Jewish Ritual, by Kerry M. Olitsky, Daniel Judson