Never underestimate the power of a gratitude journal to transform you and those around you. One of the most profoundly transforming disciplines I practice in my life is keeping a gratitude journal. It has opened my heart and my eyes to grace. Over time, it's created a sense of well-being and joy that carries me above difficult circumstances instead of getting swallowed up by them. In fact, I've been doing this long enough that when life rubs hard, I know gratitude will soften the blow, diminish the anxiety response, and put me in a state of being present and mindful.  Maybe you've had the idea of keeping a gratitude journal in the past.  And maybe that's where it ended, with several empty journals lining shelves or stuffed in closets.  That was me for many years. Until life Continue Reading