5/29/2023 0 Comments 5 minute journal![]() For example, I may wake up one morning and be grateful for my cosy bed or for waking up before my alarm. Instead, it's forced me to shift my thinking to live the little things in life that bring joy and value to my experience and to focus on any of the positives in my life. Now, The Five-Minute Journal hasn't relinquished all negative from my life. Thinking back when I first started, after my first 30 days of starting my morning writing down what I am grateful for, I have found myself consistently waking up in a more positive frame of mind. ![]() Frederickson elaborates on positive thoughts and emotions compounding overtime to produce increases in daily experiences of positive emotions, which, in turn, makes an increase in a wide range of personal resources, including mindfulness, purpose in life, social support, and a decrease in illness symptoms. One of The Five Minute Journal's main principles is positive psychology and the effect of focusing on positive behavioural traits as opposed to depression, anxiety, and perceptual disorders. However, this has been one of the newest additions to my mourning routine but one that has been with me for the last 5 years is The Five Minute Journal, by Alex Ikonn and UJ Ramdas is an excellent option for those with commitment issues or wanting to develop a gratitude practice. ![]() There's no real topic when I write it's free-form, whatever comes to mind. Meditating and then writing in my journal immediately after. While the water heats up in the kettle, I take these next three minutes to sit and meditate for three minutes and set my intention for my day. As an earlier raiser, my routine consists of making coffee there is something very meditative in a pour-over art itself. Over the years, my mourning routine has shifted to a more mindful and intentional practice. And I realized it was consuming too much of my mind causing constant worry, anxiety, and a lot of sleepless nights. Trust me, there's a lot of uncertainty for me right now. It is easy to get swept up in the chaos of everyday life, stress, and uncertainty. Visualizing the things you want in life, meditating, creating a vision board, etc., all go hand-in-hand. It is no secret that I strongly believe in visualization (unless, of course, you're new here). ![]()
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