“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking the whole world belongs to you.” ~ Lao-Tzu

In the last article, I shared 14 ways to find your happy place and why it was so important for our healing to have this happy place and go to it often. In that article one of the most profound ways was to write a gratitude journal. Its easier to start the practice if you have prompts to write, so this post is all about how to get started(and how I started) with this healing practice and with a FREE PRINTABLE with the prompts and space for you to begin. Read on and don’t forget to download your free gratitude journal with healing prompts at the end…

Years ago, I started writing in a gratitude journal because I needed to heal from depression, anxiety and deep traumas. It was one of the tools suggested by almost all spiritual teachers, psychology professors and experts in the field of mental and emotional health.

In the beginning, I struggled to write anything down. Then slowly as I kept sitting with it, I simply tried to write five things each morning for which I was grateful. The practice encouraged me to look back on the past 24 hours and recall all the positive parts of the day.