We are at week two of our gratitude journaling. In addition to utilizing the prompts and inspiration below, I am working towards moments of AWE this week. I recently listened to a report on a study of people who went on walks daily in nature. [you can find an article on the study here] In the study, one group photographed something that inspired awe, while the other group just enjoyed their walk in nature. They also were directed to take a selfie following each of their walks. A remarkable realization was how the people documenting awe continued to find more and more to be in awe of. The other finding I loved was that in their selfies, they took up less of the selfie as the project went on. Their pictures started to include more of the nature around them. We are interconnected, and the awe we find in nature we can also see in ourselves. So this week, I’m on an awe hunt. I’d love to hear some of your awe-mazing finds too! Holding space for you!
Gratitude Journal Prompts, Affirmations, and Words to Inspire your Week.
Last week a few people also requested the prompts; affirmations and quotes to be typed directly into the blog post so they didn’t have to print or zoom in on the image. I’ll begin including them each week below the photos. These weeks are here:
Gratitude Journal Prompts:
Reflect on a connection that is special to you.
List the smallest thing you saw today that made you smile.
Write down something that brings you heart-bursting joy.
Close your eyes and think of what you are grateful for. What did you see?
Reflect on what you love most about yourself.
Write, or draw a picture, of how you feel being embraced by the person who makes you feel the safest.
Share a time that what felt like a failure became a lesson that propelled you into a better situation.
Gratitude Journal Affirmations:
I am grateful to have hands to reach out in need and in support
I am grateful.
I am grateful for the blessings shared today.
I am grateful for the people in my life who always greet me with a smile.
I am grateful for the sun’s warmth on my face.
I am grateful for all of the times I remember that it will be okay.
I am grateful for the moments I get to spend in nature.
Gratitude Quotes:
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy.” - Proust
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” - Thorton Wilder
“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand” - Eileen Caddy
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others, belong to us as well.” - Voltaire
“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” - Zig Ziglar
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” - unknown
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” -Cicero