Gratitude journal

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More often we easily get numb at the regular causes of heavens in our lives. So I am consciously deciding to become happier and more grateful.

Moreover, these thoughts become fruitful when they are written or spoken to someone rather than simply limiting it to the thoughts.

So why not a gratitude journal? Do you keep one..?

I am challenging myself to explore new things to be thankful for that perhaps I never perceived before.

Hope it won’t limit to an emotion to be documented.. 😉

139 responses to “Gratitude journal”

  1. Pinkspen Avatar

    I have started a Gratitude Journal. Please check out my post https://aladyhoodjourney.wordpress.com/2017/02/23/my-gratitude-journal-day-1/ i would love your feedback!

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      Will definitely check

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      1. Pinkspen Avatar

        Thank you so much!

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  2. CraftyDivazAus Avatar

    I think to keep a gratitude journal would be a great way to remind ourselves of what we are happy for! It would be good to read back on days that you don’t feel so positive or happy for whatever reason… I think I may make a gratitude junk journal, even if it’s not to write in ever day it would be good to note things I am happy about in general whenever I feel to! It may help on days I feel depressed etc…

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      Yes…it’s interesting…try..infact it will make us grateful on many things which are unnoticed

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  3. Karen Viramontes Avatar

    They should do this in schools!! To keep a gratitude journal. This is a really good idea, I’m going to start one.

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    1. Karen Viramontes Avatar

      I’ll probably connect it some how to my bullet journal

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      1. Akhila Avatar

        bullet journal..well.. i didnt get that..

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    2. Akhila Avatar

      thank you..once we start it, you can see how easily it gets filled up by the end of the day..

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  5. tammy @ faithhopelovefood.com Avatar

    Keeping a Gratitude journal really helped me through a difficult job situation.

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      it’s good to hear that.. are you still continuing the same..

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      1. tammy @ faithhopelovefood.com Avatar

        I don’t write them down daily but I do reflect daily on what I am grateful for. It really helps with anxiety.

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  6. sweet monday Avatar

    Yes! I have one! Great post 😁

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      Is it…really good to know that

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  7. Ishan Shrivastava Avatar
    Ishan Shrivastava

    gratitude shows how much humble person you are…..

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      I wonder how u managed to catch this post😉

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  8. rachthewritersite Avatar
    rachthewritersite

    Reblogged this on Rach The Writer and commented:
    Love this idea!

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      Thank you so much for this reblog…have a wonderful day

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  9. writeshefali Avatar

    Wonderful idea to keep yourself happy with the good in your life …:)… All positive ideas are always nice to read 😊👍🏼

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  10. Shalini Sharrma Avatar

    Wow.. gratitude journal, great idea to see how much one is blessed ! Although, i keep not a separate but amid my journal of everyday tasks i write at the beginning for the things am thankful for 🙂

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      that is also nice.. ways could be different, just be comfortable with it..

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  11. Bikramjit Avatar
    Bikramjit

    It is true we need to do that.. because we are where we are because of everything that is around us..

    I have been blessed and god has been so very kind to me.. I got a long long list and my gratitude journal will fill up in seconds…

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      ha ha…god is honored with your long list..no doubt

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  12. 2ndhalfolife Avatar

    I say them in my morning meditation/yoga.

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      wow.. that’s a great thing.. thumbs up..

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  13. fairykumar Avatar

    Gratitude Journal… Sounds great!!!!😉😉

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      thanks fairy.. ‘nalla’ new dp

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      1. fairykumar Avatar

        Hehe!! Thank you😁😁

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  14. Akhila Avatar

    true it is.. we had n number of visible things to be thankful and n+1 number of invisible things..

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  15. parijat shukla Avatar
    parijat shukla

    Seems i am the last to come and read this hugely popular post :). You have really proposed something so interesting and top of that so full of positivity…I wholeheartedly support this initiative and may some day create a blog post expressing my gratitude to God for all the wonderful things he has bestowed me with. Thanks 🙂

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      thanks Parijat.. oh.. I am so conscious while typing your name..

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  16. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
    supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

    Oh… My teacher still dint teach me about light years.. 😛

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    1. pins & ashes Avatar

      😀 😀 😀 😀 The comments is a few light years away! the power of the .. ” “

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      1. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
        supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

        Sshhhh… 😛

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        1. pins & ashes Avatar

          shhhhhh

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    2. vicky Avatar
      vicky

      time for a new teacher.. FYI I can teach you a lot 😂😂😂

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  17. vicky Avatar
    vicky

    what do you mean kilometers.. kilometers is for the beginners . when you ask great writers use the term light years 😂

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  18. pins & ashes Avatar

    Gratitude journal …! OK! I’m not the gratitude types ..so, I sometimes feel suffocated .. But grateful yes, and blessed for all the good things that happen every second around me, … I become my own journal.. Does that sound philosophical enough 😇😂😎

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      open journal..;😂

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      1. pins & ashes Avatar

        Ya, less pressure to remember, buy a diary, a pen, pressure to fingers .. !

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        1. Akhila Avatar

          oh..pressure to fingers..it is an exercise for my fingers..😂😂😂

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          1. pins & ashes Avatar

            Diary is your treadmill oh!

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            1. Akhila Avatar

              he he.. both diary and pen

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              1. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
                supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

                Does ur diary together with pen show how many kilometers you ran? 😛

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    2. Varsh Avatar

      You are ALWAYS philosphical Pinsy 😊😊😘

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      1. pins & ashes Avatar

        Ya right ! Hahahahaha 😶🤐

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        1. Varsh Avatar

          Go on my dear…what would the world come to without you beating any germ of out our minds with your gyaan. 😃😂😂

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          1. pins & ashes Avatar

            🤔🤔🤔 except that a lot of words start with g, the rest just went above my head ..

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            1. Varsh Avatar

              Ha ha 😀😀

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              1. pins & ashes Avatar

                I guess I’m just plain human …

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                1. Varsh Avatar

                  We all are…some believe they are not…some want others to believe that…

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                  1. Akhila Avatar

                    varsh turned on the philosophy mode..

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                    1. Varsh Avatar

                      Easiest thing in the world and everyone’s favourite passtime….doling out philosophy 😂😂

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                    2. Akhila Avatar

                      ha ha..

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      2. Akhila Avatar

        pinsy.. hearing this i remember ..”Incy Wincy spider climbing up the spout…”

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        1. Varsh Avatar

          Hahaha….never thought of that before! 😂
          I’ve called her that since always…ya Pinsy…? I have a copyright on it. 😉😄

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          1. pins & ashes Avatar

            Yo ur copyright Varsh ..

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            1. Varsh Avatar

              Only that now i’ll also remember the spider everytime i call you out and remember you when Angel sees the nursery rhymes 😂😂

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              1. pins & ashes Avatar

                Hahaha! I was the spider BTW in lkg for a play.. I remember a picture from an album ..

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                1. Akhila Avatar

                  ash… see.. how the memories got easily connected..incy winsy pincy spider..

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                  1. pins & ashes Avatar

                    Everything in the world like a friend of mine said this morning is linked .. Thinking may she shd be polevaulted into a guru u know ..

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                    1. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
                      supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

                      Ahem..

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                    2. pins & ashes Avatar

                      Shd I name the friend and make her famous ahem! 😂

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                    3. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
                      supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

                      Ahem ahem.. Looks like I caught cold.. :-P.
                      No, she wishes to be anonymous 😉

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                    4. pins & ashes Avatar

                      Wokay! Wish granted until further plans on dress code and pr revealed 😂😂 over and out!

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                    5. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
                      supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

                      Done danadan done.. 😉

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                    6. pins & ashes Avatar

                      Shshshshshshsshshsh then

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                    7. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
                      supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

                      So I am not supposed to reply?? 😛

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                    8. pins & ashes Avatar

                      😛

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                2. Varsh Avatar

                  You were?? Now why am I not surprised…or have I started expecting ANYTHING from you 😛😛

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                  1. pins & ashes Avatar

                    Seeeeeee… 😎😎

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                    1. Varsh Avatar

                      Ya ya 😁😉😉😄

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                    2. pins & ashes Avatar

                      Addafying eh Varsh 😂😂

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                    3. Varsh Avatar

                      Oh ya….my first addafying stint.. 😂😂

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                    4. pins & ashes Avatar

                      so addafying is going places.. I wish Poppins were here to see 😀 😛

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                    5. Varsh Avatar

                      Oh yes 😂😂

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                    6. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
                      supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

                      And here I come.. Drum rolls. Trumpets. B-)

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                    7. pins & ashes Avatar

                      My partner in addafying fun has arrived ……..

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                    8. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
                      supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

                      Yay yay… B-)

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                    9. vicky Avatar
                      vicky

                      like I said I would be the phoney and the one in control of finances

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                    10. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
                      supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

                      Only finances? 😛

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                    11. vicky Avatar
                      vicky

                      with that I can do anything

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                    12. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Avatar
                      supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

                      Travel to galaxies beyond andromeda… 😉

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                    13. vicky Avatar
                      vicky

                      yep

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                3. vicky Avatar
                  vicky

                  you’re something new in the concept of evolution . a rarity indeed .. a miracle.. from a spider to what I call you now.. wish Darwin was live to witness all these miracles 😂

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                  1. pins & ashes Avatar

                    hahahah! andromeda and beyond.. vicky sponsor! I’m painting the spaceship red ..

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                    1. vicky Avatar
                      vicky

                      spaceship oh please let’s paint the space red

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                    2. pins & ashes Avatar

                      yes and flourscent pink 😛 😛

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                    3. vicky Avatar
                      vicky

                      fluorescent pink.. no way

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                    4. pins & ashes Avatar

                      haw! what’s wrong.. even pantaloons have that colour as piping for their new set of men’s and women’s shirts!! imagine a pink and red space~

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                    5. vicky Avatar
                      vicky

                      most would turn blind

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                    6. pins & ashes Avatar

                      Who cares! 😂

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                    7. pins & ashes Avatar

                      I’m not a fako philosopher! Just humane .. 😂😎😁😀

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                    8. vicky Avatar
                      vicky

                      philosophy is for armatures you’re much more than that

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                    9. pins & ashes Avatar

                      of course I’m god! 😛 😛 😛

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                    10. vicky Avatar
                      vicky

                      God is such an understatement.. no imaginary friend as such . you’re more than that

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  19. Varsh Avatar

    It is a good concept. Keep up with it. I’m lazy when it comes to keeping diaries, so I just blog about it or store it in memory. ☺

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      ha ha.. thanks varsh..
      i donno when i am turning to be lazy..;😂😂😂

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      1. Varsh Avatar

        Haha…hope you don’t. I somehow have a phobia of someone seeing my diaries when I’m not around. Even if it has good things written in it. 😀

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        1. Akhila Avatar

          yeah.. same pinch.. i too have that phobia..

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          1. Varsh Avatar

            Ohh is it? 😄

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            1. Akhila Avatar

              let it be there.. then only we will be cautious ..isnt it..?

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              1. Varsh Avatar

                Hmm….true. Or there are real sophisticated locks and/or compressed acids. 😂😛😛

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                1. Akhila Avatar

                  he he…😂

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                  1. vicky Avatar
                    vicky

                    forgive me ladies for interrupting, I understand that you both have a phobia that someone may read your diary when you’re not around so you write it on the blog for the whole world to see ?

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                    1. pins & ashes Avatar

                      sathyam.. paradox!

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                    2. vicky Avatar
                      vicky

                      😂

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  20. ssunshine14 Avatar

    Wow, welcome to the league dear, I do think of three good things which happened to me at the end of the day making me feel contented and at peace for the next day 🙂 🙂 🙂
    It’s a source of happiness seriously 🙂

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      oh I am glad to meet the experienced hands.. so let me know how often you write.. weekly.. daily..?

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      1. ssunshine14 Avatar

        I did write before, but now I just recall those moments and smile, it helps me whenever I am in a foul mood, as my mind consciously takes me to positive aspect of that particular situation 🙂

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        1. Akhila Avatar

          aww.. conscious mind..cheers

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          1. ssunshine14 Avatar

            hahaha sacchii

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  21. myheartbeats4ublog Avatar

    hmmm…”health conscious” is common. But “happy & gratitude conscious”???? Interesting, positive thought, Akhila…Cheers

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      ha ha…
      I am unconsciously conscious..

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      1. myheartbeats4ublog Avatar

        Oh.. I am consciously acknowledging your unconsciously conscious efforts at cultivating the gratitude & happiness quotient!! (koodippoyo??)

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        1. Akhila Avatar

          no no.. ottum koodiyittilla.. ithrayenkilum enikku kittende..;😂😂😂

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          1. myheartbeats4ublog Avatar

            hmmmm

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  22. radhikasreflection Avatar

    Great idea….. positive people spread positive vibes around. 👍

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      thank Radhika…be positive.. it is there even in my bloodgroup..he he lol

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      1. radhikasreflection Avatar

        Haha good one !!

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  23. NJ Avatar

    I generally write letters to God … but they are mixture of gratitude and problems 🙂 but when I am struck with a problem 🙂 I read old ones which relieves me of the anxiety and gives me the hope that this too shall pass 🙂

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      there was a malayalam movie.. i forgot it’s name..in that a child used to write letters to god..remembered the same while read your comment..

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  24. achchagam Avatar

    Your posts glow with positive energy Akhila 🙂 Keep up the good work!!

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      thanks abhinay..
      what kind of glow it is.. led or florescent..;)

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      1. achchagam Avatar

        Neither.. cos both are energy consuming :P.. urs is energy giving 😉

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        1. Akhila Avatar

          ha ha…abhi rocks..

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          1. achchagam Avatar

            So does Akhila!!

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  25. avinamdar Avatar

    Wonderful idea Akhila! Thank you for sharing this lovely idea 💕

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      my pleasure advaitha….and dont overdo it.. chances for burnout..;)

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      1. avinamdar Avatar

        😂😂😂👍

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        1. Akhila Avatar

          😂😂😂

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  26. kiranmag Avatar

    Sure ☺…

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  27. kiranmag Avatar

    Thats a beautiful and sensible thought Akila…i never thought of it before.

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      today is the best day to start a gratitude journal.. so joining me..?

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  28. Vivek Vatsal1 Avatar

    Very positive concept!! Carry on the good work!

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      thank you vivek..cheers

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  29. senora Avatar

    Gratitude journals really help to build a positive mindset, especially when you feel down.
    PS: You have a really interesting blog. I am hooked 🙂

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    1. Akhila Avatar

      thanks Senora..i am glad to meet you..

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