How to make gratitude part of your daily routine

How to make gratitude part of your daily routine

Listing at least three things that we’re grateful for every day is a practice we’ve all heard about but probably don’t have a habit of doing. Kinda like how we all know that we should drink more water but it doesn’t mean we’re actually doing it. It’s one of those things where we know it’s a good thing to do and will probably be beneficial somehow but for some reason, those few extra minutes it takes to think about what good came out of the day is overwhelming. Or maybe we just don’t really care to make it a habit at all. Either way, I’ve created a simple journaling format to help get you started:

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Book Review: “Yellowface” by Rebecca F. Kuang | From A Writer’s POV

Book Review: “Yellowface” by Rebecca F. Kuang | From A Writer’s POV

Rating: 5/5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena’s a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn’t even get a paperback release. Nobody wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.

So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel. But June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.

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STUTZ | a guide + journal prompts

STUTZ | a guide + journal prompts

By now, you’ve probably heard about Jonah Hill’s documentary on Netflix featuring his therapist Phil Stutz. Stutz tells the story of their relationship and the tools Stutz uses for life. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s definitely helpful to watch especially if you are in a creative rut. I thought it would be helpful to create a guide if you would like to have some of Stutz’s tools handy or would like some journal prompt ideas based on the film.

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