This evening I was talking with one of my very best and dearest friends. Things haven't exactly been going as she planned them, and I was really didn't know what advice to give her. This is what I told her, in a nut shell:
"You need your own gratitude journal. I know its cheesy and time consuming, but it sounds like you need it now more than ever. You've said you know you won't be able to find positive things about your day, and that to me is the biggest indicator that you need this. You're angry, I understand that. I was angry all the time too, before I started my journal. The journal has made some major movements in my life and has made things so much more bearable. That's not to say I still don't have days where I'm sitting for 15-20 minutes, wondering what in the Hell I'm going to write about because my day felt that horrible. Those are the days that are the hardest, and those are the days that I need my journal the most. Even if I use my fall back of being grateful that I'm alive, it's something! There is always SOMETHING to be grateful for."
I love this friend with my whole heart and wish that life would settle down and give her a break. I'm grateful that I have some experience that I can lend to her, and I honestly pray that she at least tries to find positive things throughout the upcoming days and weeks.
So, once again, I'm grateful for having started this journal, and starting to change my perspective on life.
Good night.
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