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SIMPLE GRATITUDEJOUUNAL INSTRUCTIONS.

The first step for this project is to go to www.authentichappiness.com and register for free in
order to take one of the assessments. Take the Authentic Happiness Inventory Questionnaire.
Record you score and the date. Of course, if you want to take more assessments you can. I would
suggest VIA Survey of Character Strengths.

The second step is to keep a gratitude journal. Again, this has many benefits, but it does take a
bit of effort. I guarantee that it is worth the effort.

A gratitude journal is a way to consciously call attention to the things for which we are thankful
each day. By focusing on gratitude, we become aware of those things and thus create a shift in
our thinking to the positive. You will experience a shift in your perception. Of course, if you are
a happy, flourishing person you will feel the shift less than if you are experiencing much
negativity in your life. On the other hand, if you are a happy flourishing person, this will be
relatively easy and it will be easy for you to enjoy this exercise. The following suggestions can
help start a gratitude journal and a whole new outlook on life.

Instructions
Choose a blank notebook or journal to write in every night. Consider a spiral-bound journal that
opens flat for ease in writing. Select lined or unlined paper. Keep this notebook next to the bed
with a pen readily available.

On the first page write the date and your score in the Authentic Happiness Inventory
Questionnaire.

Look for things during the day for which you are grateful. Make mental notes throughout the
day. These can be anything at all that make you feel positive. You can note that you spent a good
time with a friend. Or that you enjoyed a delicious ice cream. Or that your dad said that he is
proud of you. or that he did not yell at you today. The idea is to begin to train brain to notice
more and more positive. Begin to pay attention to how the gratitude journal shifts the focus to a
more positive outlook.

Write three things you're grateful for each night before bedtime. Review the day and include
anything, however small or great, that was a source of gratitude that day, e.g., a baby's smile, a
flower in bloom, or the smell of a newly cut lawn. Make the list personal. Write a few words
about the three benefits or blessings. Be brief and increase the length as time progresses.

Begin looking every day for the positive angle in all things. View obstacles as opportunities to
appreciate.

Focus on the wonderful things in life to attract similar encounters in the course of the day. Use
positive energy as a magnet to draw even more positive energy. Note these attractions in the
gratitude journal.
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Optional: Personalize the gratitude journal. Expand it with clippings, photos, quotes or verses
from magazines or other sources.

Do this for four weeks and retake the Authentic Happiness Inventory Questionnaire. Record the
second score. Hand it in the week of November 28, 2011.

Read more: How to Keep a Gratitude Journal | eHow.com

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