One good thing about today is that Hurricane Isaias has past and we are safe. There is more debris in the yard than in recent hurricanes. And we lost electrical power briefly, but lights are back on. Things could have been much worse.
I saw a Facebook meme recently that said “a hurricane heading to North Carolina is the most normal thing to happen in 2020”, which is so true! It’s hard to keep to a routine when you are always at home and every day is just like the previous day.
Although I’ve been keeping a gratitude journal for a couple of years now, sometimes I find it difficult to write down 5 things for which I’m grateful. I have a multitude of blessings for which I am grateful but living daily under the cloak of COVID-19, I find myself recording many of the same blessings each day. It’s hard to take a fresh look at things for which I’m grateful.
I found myself wondering if anyone else was experiencing the same thing. What if we started with recognizing “one good thing” that happened each day? That is a simple way to be more positive during trying times.
So, I created a One Good Thing a Day Journal for you. Actually, I created 4 journals! You can pick from two sizes, letter size (8 ½ “ x 11”) and 6” x 9” and two designs, one with flowers and a more gender-neutral one with clouds and sky.
I also made them interactive, so you can keep your journal on your computer or mobile device or print them out to complete.
The letter-sized journals have only one line to key in your daily One Good Thing. In the 6×9 journals, you are able to key in multiple lines, but the content scrolls up so you may not be able to see all the content if you add too many lines.
Feel free to share the journals with anyone you think might like to develop habits of gratitude. You could encourage children or grandchildren to start their own journal. All they have to do is to write down one good thing that happened to them daily.
You could also create a family tradition of not only writing daily in your journal but have a family sharing time to discuss what each of you wrote for the day. What a calming way to end the day as a family!
When you choose which journal you want to use, I recommend immediately making a copy of it so you can keep the original. Each journal file is for one month, so after making a copy, rename it for the month, such as AugustJournal2020. Then for each succeeding month, make a copy and rename it for that month.
Or if you prefer, just print out a copy for each month and start filling it out.
Here are links to your free One Good Thing a Day Journals. I’d love to hear how you used them in your family. Enjoy!