Creative Journaling

I'm Jennie, author of the book, Happy Journal, Happy Life, and your host of the happy journal challenge. In the next 30 days, we are going to grow our mindfulness and happiness muscles as we look for and expect the good things in our lives.
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Welcome to the Happy Journal Challenge

Hi everyone! I’m Jennie, author of the book, Happy Journal, Happy Life, and your host of the #happyjournalchallenge. In the next 30 days, we are going to grow our mindfulness muscles as we look for and expect the good things in our lives.

Let me be really honest here. I know there are a lot of reasons why a happiness challenge might seem out of place right now. Every single one of us has difficulties in our lives, whether they are physical, spiritual, emotional. And we all have friends and families who are struggling right now too. This is not an attempt to be Pollyanna and blindly dance through life.

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I've had a couple of questions as to why I chose to not share a lot of examples (picture-wise) in my latest book, Happy Journal, Happy Life. Believe me, I was going to have this guide to happiness filled to the brim with pictures. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized . . . there were three good reasons why I needed to pair down. I think you'll agree.
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Why Happy Journal, Happy Life Isn’t Full of Examples

Since publishing the Kindle version of Happy Journal, Happy Life at the beginning of the month, there have been a few questions as to why I didn’t add more pictorial examples.

There was a reason, actually several, that kept me from adding pages of pictures throughout the book. Believe me, I was tempted. But here is why I ultimately decided to go light on the pictures . . .

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Have you ever kept a gratitude journal? How about a happy journal? This eBook shares how Jennie Moraitis began drawing small vignettes of her day years ago . . . and discovered a deep joy and happiness. It's gratitude journal 2.0. You're going to love this!
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Happy Journal, Happy Life — My Gratitude Journal Journey

This is the little book that almost didn’t happen. I was writing another book and ran into a major roadblock. And while I was digging myself out, Happy Journal, Happy Life emerged.

It also almost didn’t happen because the concept of drawing my life is one I’m too familiar with. I have been sketching vignettes of my day and the things that make me happy for years.

I think keeping a regular journal is wonderful. I will likely write in one until I’m an old woman. Might as well—I’ve been journaling since I was six years old.

But this drawing-my-day practice? It didn’t even have a name until recently.

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