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Start the New Year Right: Keep a Gratitude Journal!

Keeping a Journal is a great way to remind yourself of your sincere intentions and to keep track of your progress or your slip ups. Without a place to report to, it is simply too easy to forget you ever had any inspiration for change . Writing down your short-term goals can help you break out of bad habits or reach a little higher for something you desire. The very best way to start is to write down the things you are grateful for. This simple act has the power to circulate the energy of gratitude in your life and bring you even more things, events, ideas, people and experiences to be grateful for.

Scientific Benefits of Keeping a Gratitude Journal

Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier

Did you know that there is a crucial component of happiness that is often overlooked? In the pages of this eminently readable book, Robert Emmons -- editor in chief of the Journal of Positive Psychology -- draws on the first major study of the subject of gratitude, of "wanting what we have," and shows that a systematic cultivation of this underexamined emotion can measurably change people's lives. Readers will discover how:

People who regularly practice grateful thinking can increase their "set-point" for happiness by as much as 25 percent.

Such increases can be sustained over a period of months -- challenging the previously held notion that our set-points for happiness are frozen at birth.

Keeping a gratitude journal for as little as three weeks results in better sleep and more energy.

Emmons also reaches beyond science to bolster the case for gratitude by weaving in the writings of philosophers, novelists, and theologians. Like no other book has before, Thanks! inspires readers to embrace gratitude and all the benefits it can bring into our lives.

Get the book here:
Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier

A Journal to Help You Become Who You Really Are

Soul Catcher: A Journal to Help You Become Who You Really Are
A journal and a guide to exploring dreams, aspirations, and emotions, Soul Catcher invites you to ask questions, seek answers, and listen to your own guiding spirit as you make the choices that shape your life. It allows you to envision the future as you create it through your actions in the present. Beautifully illustrated, this journal has a spiral, lay-flat binding that makes it easy to write in whenever and wherever you feel inspired

A Place to Tell Yourself the Truth!

Keeping a journal for an extended period of time lets you learn the truth about yourself. Do certain problems occur again and again at work, at home or in your relationships? Do you notice when you are in a pattern of behavior that you just can't break out of? A Journal can reflect back to you how your motivation waxes and wanes, or how many projects you let fizzle out after a brief burst of excitement. Your journal is actually a gift to your future self! Keeping a journal today means you can look back in five years, ten years or in old age at what you were thinking and dreaming about. Here is where you secretly keep the past version of yourself.

Take Flight and Write in This Luminous Goddess Journal

The Spirit of Flight Journal (Notebook, Diary) (Oversized Journal)
The Spirit of Flight is personified as a luminous goddess surrounded by dynamic elements from nature. Enjoy this beautiful, oversized journal from critically acclaimed fantasy artist Josephine Wall. This detailed image from one of her best known works of art has been debossed and treated with gold foil highlights to create a one of a kind journal. 192 lined pages. 7-1/4'' wide x 9'' high.

Keep a Gratitude Journal

Start a daily practice of writing down all of the things you are grateful for. When you write in your journal, don't dwell on things that went wrong. Focus on the positive aspects of your day or week, even when you have to dig hard to find something. Writing down what you are grateful for can truly change your life as it brings your focus to the miracles everywhere around us. It might take a while for you to notice the effect, but you'll soon be seeing faster change in your life because we tend to move towards what we're focusing on.

The 1000 Journals Project: Traveling Exhibition

This exhibition celebrates The 1000 Journals Project, an ongoing collaborative and participatory experiment that follows 1,000 blank journals as they journey around the world. Each journal is stamped with a message inviting participants to draw, paste, rip, or write on its pages, and then pass it on when finished. Exchanged by friends and strangers or left in bus shelters and other unexpected places, the books have accumulated a rich tapestry of stories, drawings, and personal reflections. Collectively, the journals have traveled to more than 40 countries and all 50 states. Co-curated by anonymous project creator Someguy and Stephanie Pau of the SFMOMA Education Department, this presentation features a selection of journals that have returned to San Francisco. In keeping with the spirit of the project, journals and art supplies will be available to visitors, offering an open invitation to participate in this exciting social-art experiment.

Eco Friendly, Goddess, Moons and Pentacles

Everyone should have a Green Journal!

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Voyeuristic. Inspirational. Entertaining.

One thousand blank journals are currently circulating throughout the world.

These journals beckon contributors who find them by chance on trains, in cafes, and anonymously left on doorsteps. Artist Someguy shares more than 250 of the best entries: a collage of African countries repositioned into a new continent; the musings of a teen trapped in a drug- ravaged community; a student's humorous personal ad for his ideal girlfriend .
1000 Journals Project

1000 Journals Project

by: Someguy

Amazon Price: $11.20 (as of 02/14/2012)Buy Now

This is a perfect gift for journalists, aspiring artists, designers, and anyone who can't wait for one of the journals to magically appear in their lives.

Angel Catcher Journal

Angel Catcher: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance
Over the past decade, people have looked to the Angel Catcher as a unique and sensitive guide to help overcome the loss of a loved one. This grieving journal not only helps through the loss, but also celebrates the life of the person who has passed away. With room for photographs, headings to inspire reflection, and space to record thoughts and memories, this keepsake book will capture forever the treasured memories of a loved one. With a powerful message of hope, it is a way to catch--and hold--an angel.

Go Ahead! Wreck This Journal!

Flickr photo:Surfacing by Kymberlee della Luce

Sometimes we all need a little encouragement to start writing on a pristine white
sheet of paper. It feels just too intimidating to boldly make our mark. The answer
to this quandary is to get a journal that makes it all ok; The "Wreck This Journal"
Journal.

Green Light on Creative Destruction

Wreck This Journal

Wreck This Journal

by: Keri Smith

Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 02/14/2012)Buy Now

The "Wreck This Journal" Journal stands alone in it's bold and brazen invitation to heedlessly begin to fill it with anything and everything, careless and free, mistakes welcome. It takes our excuses away. There is no more waiting for the perfect image or words to come to mind. All is welcome here.

Inspiring Empty Books to Draw You In

Get Creative!

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Here's a Great Journal for Kids!

My Magical World Journal

My Magical World Journal

Amazon Price: $35.99 (as of 02/14/2012)Buy Now

Every child has a magical world, and keeping track of it in this journal could be the beginning of an inspired story that lasts a lifetime. The hardcover is actually 3-D!

Learn, Live, Hope, Never Stop Thinking

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And For the Person Who Doesn't Like Resolutions...

Attitude - Resolution




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Blank Journals and Empty Books to Fill

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Journal links

1000 Journals Exhibition
November 01, 2008 - April 05, 2009. Experience the rich creativity inside journals that have traveled through 40 countries and 50 states!
How to write a journal entry
Writing a journal entry may seem simple, but when beginning to keep a journal that simplicity feels confusing at times. For those who need it, follow this outline and you can't go wrong. Keep in mind that there are no rules when it comes to writing a journal.
How to write meaningful journal entries
Make your entries rich in detail, use timed writing, focus your senses, mine your memory and use lots of journal writing prompts.
Wreck this journal Flickr pages
A great collection of Flickr photos of wreck this journal pages
How to Achieve Your New Year's Resolutions | eHow.com
How to Achieve Your New Year's Resolutions. Step by step guide to achieving your New Year's Resolutions -Guaranteed
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Wonderfully Positive 2010 Calendars

Stay inspired from day to day!

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Great Sites to Visit for Journal Writing Prompts

A Goldmine of Journal Writing Prompts for Kids
Why should the adults have all the fun? Journal writing prompts are great for kids too. This lens focuses on journal writing prompt resources suitable for kids. There's enough here to keep them occupied creatively all summer long! If you are after journal prompts for grown ups, please check out my o
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Journal Prompts - Life List Magic! eBook for Journal Writers and Autobiography
Discover a better way to get Journal Prompts and Autobiography Questions through Life List Writing, Journal Starters

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