I’ve recently started ‘gratitude emailing’ - emailing a friend with things that I’m grateful for, who emails back with things they are grateful for, and then I email back etc.
I’ve found it hard to create a habit of gratitude journalling in the past, but this has been pretty easy and fun. I think this is because:
There’s a social expectation to keep doing it
Things that are in my email inbox feel more urgent
I feel like I’m helping my friend by doing it
It’s nice to hear about what someone else is grateful for
It’s a good way to keep in contact with someone (the friend I email is my mum, and it’s a nice way of staying in touch)
Gratitude Emailing
I’ve recently started ‘gratitude emailing’ - emailing a friend with things that I’m grateful for, who emails back with things they are grateful for, and then I email back etc.
I’ve found it hard to create a habit of gratitude journalling in the past, but this has been pretty easy and fun. I think this is because:
There’s a social expectation to keep doing it
Things that are in my email inbox feel more urgent
I feel like I’m helping my friend by doing it
It’s nice to hear about what someone else is grateful for
It’s a good way to keep in contact with someone (the friend I email is my mum, and it’s a nice way of staying in touch)