New journal pages: Noticing the things that make you happy

This new set of journal pages is made up of all the things I love about journaling: noticing, making sense and taking action. It's reflection in a nutshell.

But the best part? It's four pages of happy things. Your happy things. You may be surprised to discover just how many of them you'll find right here, in the life you're living right now.

This set is all about harnessing the very serious power of reflection to recognize the things that make you happy, to understand them (and yourself!) better and then -- and here's the most serious part of all -- to go out and do them more often. Because in addition to the hard things and the necessary things and the boring things and the stressful things, you also deserve happy things and you absolutely have the strength and resolve to make them happen.

As always, I'll be cheering you on all the way!

 

Seeing yourself in this moment

Year’s ago, I read a study on workplace problem solving. The general idea was that people who were asked to identify many different parts of themselves — the conscientious worker part, the dedicated partner part, the caring nurturer part, the creative part, the silly part, etc. — prior to being presented with a problem were better at solving it than people who were asked only about their role at work.

I think about this idea all the time. That when we are able see ourselves in all our multi-dimensional brilliance, we are better equipped to handle whatever the world throws at us, we have more of our tools at our disposal. It’s what I was thinking about when I created this page, which is dedicated to capturing a vivid image of yourself right now so that you can carry it with you into your day and the adventures that await you.