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Gratitude Journaling
Works
Studies have shown that people who keep a gratitude journal see, on average:
• 25% increase in life satisfaction*
• 16% reduction in physical symptoms*
• 7% reduction in inflammation markers (we have measurably less inflammation when we regularly take time to feel gratitude!!)**
• 10% improvement in sleep quality***
But it can be so... monotonous
What if there were a way to make gratitude journaling more fun and even more beneficial?
Illustrated Gratitude Journaling or Gratidoodling resolves the monotony of traditional gratitude journaling, and removes the intimidation factor of the blank page for a regular creative practice.
Even better than that, Gratidoodling ads the benefits of regular art-making to those of regular gratitude journaling.
Studies have shown that among people with a regular practice of creative expression:
75% experience lower cortisol^
73% report greater self-efficacy^
For creative people (even the ones who think they "can't draw")
who want to bring more gratitude, more creativity,
and more fun into their lives:
Are you ready to reconnect with your own magic?
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"But what if I can't draw?"
Artistic ability is approximately 1% native talent and 99% practice.
Maybe your problem is not that you can't draw, but that someone told you you couldn't so you never did.
It's time to stop letting that someone keep you from your magic.
If you're still feeling intimidated, remember: Gratidoodles are not Works Of Art (capital letters). They're doodles! I know you can doodle.
The course material will show you how -- regardless of your skill level -- you can Gratidoodle and gain all of the benefits listed above. And if you want a few tools in your toolkit to make you feel more comfortable, I'll be offering a bonus, optional session with drawing tips and tricks.
What do Gratidoodles look like?
A Gratidoodle Sketchbook Tour
Illustrated Gratitude Journaling or Gratidoodling is a different way to express your thankfulness.
When you Gratidoodle regularly, you'll find you notice things more or differently. You'll ask yourself "how will I doodle this?" and the question itself will unlock different parts of your noticing brain.
And as they collect in your sketchbook, you'll have a visual record of your life. The full sketchbook is not the goal of Gratidoodling, but it is a delightful side effect. Take a look and see what I mean.
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Hi! I'm Tracie
— Gen X Intellectual, Freelance Writer,
and the OG Gratidoodler.
I’ve been making art my entire life, but I was plagued by a perfectionism that became a major disincentive to making art. When I did sit down to draw or paint, I held on so tightly (literally and figuratively), either the art was stilted or I felt stilted making it.
In the Spring of 2022, on a whim, I took an asynchronous course called Illustrated Life Journaling. Illustrated Life Journaling is a practice that pushed back on the preciousness of my too-inhibited comportment toward art: each day’s “journaling” was to be done in 30 minutes or less.
Having a regular creative practice that would give me a record of my life and help ease stress, rather than contribute to it? I was in. At the time, I was also trying to adopt a regular gratitude journaling practice.
Combining the two is how Gratidoodling was born.
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Be the first notified when I open up my first ever course in the art of illustrated gratitude journaling.
What's my why? Simply put:
I'm here to rescue you from perfectionism, productivity metrics, and not-good-enough, and reconnect you with your innate creativity.
When you take a little time regularly to feel gratitude and to tap into your own capacity to create, you reconnect with your inner magic. It’s always there, waiting for you.
The world would crush your spark with to-do lists and productivity metrics and the never-ending pressure to look, act, and be perfect. You don’t have to let it.
The science: studies have repeatedly shown that a regular gratitude practice reduces stress, improves sleep, promotes more positive emotions, and can even have physiological benefits. Other researchers have proven that regular creative practice, especially the “loose” drawing of doodling, significantly reduces cortisol, improves mood, and prevents overthinking or anxious rumination. Gratidoodles gives you all of those benefits in just 20 minutes a day!
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