Get Ready...This is the episode where you learn how to change your narrative from negative to positive!

My guest today, Jen Hirst, candidly, thoroughly and honestly shares how inviting a daily gratitude practice into her daily life has significantly changed her life in recovery and her State of Mind.

Here are some notes from the episode!

1. IG Handle: @jenleehirst
2. WEBSITE (will launch soon and be ready by the 26th!): www.livingzeroproof.com
3. Start Today Journal Practice by Rachel Hollis:
   - You can purchase them at Target or by going to www.starttoday.com.
   - Write down 5 things you’re grateful for every single morning. Try and think of the small things that have happened in the last 24 hrs (a warm cup of coffee, laughing with your kids playing a board game, etc). When you do this, you will start to notice all of the little things that bring you joy·  You’ll spend the day LOOKING for small moments to appreciate.·  Knowing you have to write 5 things down in the morning, you’ll take a mental note to remember this moment for tomorrow, so you're always looking for gratitude throughout the day.- I always try and think of the things that made me smile yesterday, that filled me with joy. THOSE are the moments we’re talking about. 
   - The more you do it, the easier it will become.

THINGS YOU CAN DO TO START:

1. Grab a notebook (any notebook, piece of paper, post-it)
2. Get a Start Today Journal if you want
3. Start by getting up tomorrow morning (or even tonight), think about the past 24 hours, and find 5 simple things you can be grateful for. Write them down. More is great.
4. You can also do this before you go to bed at night
5. Take a few moments to reflect on the past 24 hours
   - What happened
   - What made you smile when you think of it
   - Was there a PERSON, PLACE or THING that made your day a little bit brighter?
   - Was there something that bothered you that you can find gratitude for?
   - Maybe it’s that you stayed sober
   - Maybe it’s playing the floor is lava with your kids
   - A great cup of coffee
   - The leaves falling outside
   - The fall colors
6. Write 5 things down that came to mind. Don't overthink it. Keep it simple. We're looking for the little moments in the day that filled you with joy and made you smile.

USE THIS PRACTICE If you find yourself on the COMPLAIN train:
- PAUSE-BREATHE-SWAP the thought for something you can be grateful for about the situation.
- Turn today’s PAIN into tomorrow’s JOY.

Link to the 5 Minute Journal on Amazon Here.

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