I spent 30 days writing in my gratitude journal and here's what I learnedGratitude is something I did  because I  was searching for happiness and was comparing myself to other people. I had read that writing in a gratitude journal would make you happier so I tried it for 30 days to see if it would make me happier. Here's what I learned:Do Gratitude Journals Really Work? I had spent all winter and spring , unemployed, writing in my gratitude journal on my porch. The seasons had changed but I really didn't gain happiness from my gratitude journal until after 30 days of writing in the journal. I didn't feel anything, unless it was a good day. It wasnt until after the 30 days when I had stopped that I found somethung happening. When I was down I would look back on it and the things I learned and it would make me a little bit happier. There were days like going to my grandmother's house and spending time with her that really brought me solace. I learned alot of things about myself like: That I needed to take time away from social media to see what's really important. Or that I'm really sensitive to what's online. Or even that there's a time of day where my depression runs rampit.  But  the most important thing that I learned from it was  that the things that made me most happy were my family, my health and my time. I'm not receiving any money for posting this link but here is the gratitude journal I use: https://www.amazon.com/Gratitude-Journal-Happiness-Affirmation-Reflection/dp/B0B4BC97JT/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?adgrpid=56350417096&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qAj7CgAZYFZHfgaGa0FypM0w0oQMeY-2WiQmo53x8YQ_dA9SviL-DQpDi2NmAth3S6dQ7cSwEorJs1kVoy0GUaqvMKXm9NEmjdlOIs-UsOxMTyMyQZLURXB8a3I-tmuidD_ypVmpIX_j0VTcIK-tISEygq30u-7Ix79Zn3q0cJtCTbFdzKuemL385yKnKvfdSqzDxl4AI57ai1NFCxYJLw.TxjHVC2VW6eZsrNsdACd2avV3-yCkBJjFZeICKPN-g8&dib_tag=se&hvadid=409974088938&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9009983&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=8955138295918015025&hvtargid=kwd-45196990&hydadcr=15177_11424862&keywords=gratitude+journal&qid=1724531548&sr=8-3

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