Episode 5: The Gratitude Journal

FWW — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:19:09 -0500

Okay, I know by the time you read this the holidays per se will be over. But the season is on us (department stores promising "super sale" nirvana, Christmas ads that have been running since Halloween, my futile attempt to starve myself into my "skinny" black mini as opposed to surrendering to the baby doll pouf) and as a menopausal, divorced, single mommy I feel compelled to address this issue of "Gratitude" once and for all.

By the way — is there anything LESS attractive than a woman pushing 50 flouncing around in a dress that was clearly designed for a three-year-old Amish girl? I don't think so. But I digress...

Now I've heard that keeping a Gratitude Journal can actually, medically, empirically be good for your health. That people who know a hell of a lot more than I do (like, say, graduate students) have spent years researching this stuff and these informed people, some would say EXPERTS — claim that writing down what you're thankful for can CHEMICALLY CHANGE your body. Which is better than any diet, or plastic surgery, or muumuu. Now, personally, the thought of keeping a daily journal gives me hives, it's so stressful.

The idea of having to force myself to think about being thankful instead of hurling spiteful invective at my ex-husband seems wildly overrated. But in the spirit of thanksgiving and the holidays and new beginnings, I'm willing to give it a try. Plus my dishwasher is filled with grey, tepid water and I'm waiting for the handyman (such an oxymoron, that one) who will probably be at least five hours, if not weeks, late. So, in no particular order, here the hell goes.

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Episode 5: The Gratitude Journal