30 Thankful Thoughts Journal Prompts

If you're looking for a little inspiration in your gratitude journaling, you're in the right place! For some people, it can be somewhat daunting to open a new journal and wonder how they might possibly fill it with thankful thoughts for

I've been documenting my thankful thoughts and grateful moments since 2010 in a multitude of journals and notebooks and planner pages. No matter what method you choose to jot down what made you smile, what simple joys turned your day around, what small deed made a difference in your day, I invite you to keep it up and keep at it day after day. It's totally worth the time and the change in attitude.

WHAT JOURNAL I'LL BE USING

Although there are a wide array of journal selections in my Etsy shop I Love It All, this is the sweet little journal that I'll be using. My main motivation behind this choice was that it has 30 pages, which just seemed to fit in so perfectly with this 30 day challenge, don't you think?

And that fun little stack of journal cards and die cuts in the upper right next to the journal is included with your purchase. Of course, there are lots of other goodies I'll be adding to my journal pages, you  know me. I've already taken the privilege of adding some embellishments to my pages...take a peek here:

On this page for Day 9 in my journal, the list prompt is Made Me Smile. To embellish, I used the number 9 this Printable Number Set and the turquoise pennant from this gorgeous set. 

And now let me share just a few more pages of the Thankful Thoughts and Grateful Moments journals.

 

HOW DO I JOIN 30 THANKFUL THOUGHTS?

It's free and it's easy. Keep your journaling all to yourself or share with us on our Facebook Page and Instagram. You can:

• take a screenshot of the list I posted above
• or drag it to your desktop and save it 
• and even join me over on Instagram, where I've shared the list and will be posting my very own journal pages daily
• follow the #30thankfulthoughts hashtag if you don't want to miss out on what's going to be a great little community of like minded souls who see the value in documenting the simple joys of life

GRATITUDE JOURNALING

Should you not yet have a journal to house your 30 Thankful Thoughts lists in, I'd love it if you had a moment and would browse the shop to see if there was something you'd love.

use the code THANKFULTHOUGHTS to save 25% on your purchases

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WHAT IS #ILOVETHURSDAYTHANKS

What is #ilovethursdaythanks? It's a way for me, and you, to connect with other like minded souls. Those of us that find joy in documenting our thankful thoughts and grateful moments. Those moments that sometimes could be so quickly forgotten, those thoughts that haunt us and won't let us go, those words that touched our heart when we needed them most, those people who made a difference just by being there.

Join the I Love It All Creative Team over on Instagram and share your #ilovethursdaythanks.

Free Hello October Journaling Card

I thought it would be fun to have a coloring page card for this month. Use your watercolors, crayons, markers or just leave it as is. But, whatever you do, I hope you have fun with this month's Hello October journal card!

And I can't wait to see how you use your journal card in your memorykeeping projects.

FREE DOWNLOADS

Find other free downloads from I Love It All here.

DOWNLOAD ALL THE HELLO JOURNAL CARDS

Download your free monthly Hello October Journal Card

Here's a link to find the Hello cards for January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August and September.

Life Is Good | This Week In My Gratitude Journal

Those unexpected moments of the day when you connect with another person and it is lovely. It is a bright spot in your day. It is a wonderful reminder of friendship, no matter the distance. And what's not to love about a day in leggings, sweatshirt and no make up?

Those are the things to remember, to be grateful for, to document. Those are the things to be grateful for.

THIS WEEK IN MY GRATITUDE JOURNAL

For this page in my flagship journal, I let the stamped "RANDOMNESS" that was already stamped on the journal page as my permission to jot a few thankful thoughts.

If you've followed along on my #ilovethursdaythanks journey this year, you will have noticed that I most often embellish my pages with die cuts, watercolors, journaling cards and other bits and baubles. But this page shows you how just quickly jotting down your thoughts holds just as much validity...embellished page or not.

THE NEW 2020 GRATITUDE JOURNALS

Gratitude journals in so many sizes, shapes, and forms for 2020 are now ready to ship. And I *might* just be using that middle journal on the top down for a special November only project...stay tuned.

SAVE NOW

The coupon code THURSDAY26TH saves you 20% through September 27th at I Love It All.

WHAT IS #ILOVETHURSDAYTHANKS

What is #ilovethursdaythanks? It's a way for me, and you, to connect with other like minded souls. Those of us that find joy in documenting our thankful thoughts and grateful moments. Those moments that sometimes could be so quickly forgotten, those thoughts that haunt us and won't let us go, those words that touched our heart when we needed them most, those people who made a difference just by being there.

Join the I Love It All Creative Team over on Instagram and share your #ilovethursdaythanks.

Let Me Introduce To You The 2020 Gratitude Journals

Things I Am Grateful For in 2020

I am so happy to introduce to you the new lineup of Gratitude Journals for the 2020 season! I'll have all the journals linked below the photos. Not only are you purchasing a journal, but in most cases, you are also receiving an embellishment kit to help personalize and embellish your journal pages.

And in case you didn't know this already, every order of $35 or more in my shop ships for FREE within the US.

2020 MIXED PAPER GRATITUDE JOURNALS

The making of these Gratitude Journals are all a labor of love. Well, love AND time. It takes this one woman show days and days to prep the assembly line for each set of journals. I print the covers, trim the covers, trim the cardstock, punch aaaalllll the pages, hand stamp envelopes and cardstock, corner round some of the pages and then bind together over 85 pages for each of these little cuties.

But, as I stand there collating and putting together each of these Gratitude Journals, I think of who might be making their first purchase? If the customer might be a repeat customer? Or if it's going to be a gift for someone they love? I wonder what led the purchaser to make their decision. 

And I pray that they love using their Gratitude Journal as much as I have loved documenting my thankful thoughts and grateful moment since 2010.

The Flagship Gratitude Journal
This is the journal cover that has been with me almost since the beginning {2010} and holds a very special place in my heart. And see that cutie pie pack of embellishments? They're included, all packaged inside a glassine bag so you won't misplace anything.

365 Things I Am Grateful For In 2020

And then customers began asking for special order covers which led me to add new cover options, for the same price, so you wouldn't have to pay for a social order!

Today I Am Grateful For Gratitude Journal

Still the same papers and tabs and envelopes and tags as the Flagship journal, just with a different cover.

Today I Am Grateful For + Kit

Things I Am Grateful For in 2020

For this option, I've updated the fonts used to include the ever popular handlettering style font selection. Again, this journal has the same awesome selections of papers as the Flagship Gratitude Journal, just another choice of cover sayings for you.

Things I Am Grateful For In 2020

2020 TRAVELERS NOTEBOOK GRATITUDE JOURNALS

I know that there are fans of the Travelers Notebook journal style and I wouldn't dream of not including those in the lineup of I Love It All Gratitude Journals. Each of these journals comes with the mini embellishment kit shown.

Script Hand Lettering Style - Things I Am Grateful For In 2020

Original Style - Things I Am Grateful For In 2020

 Things I Am Grateful For { no date } 

Today I Am Grateful For - with kit 

Journal Only - You Choose From 6 Sizes + 5 Cover Sayings

MORE GRATITUDE JOURNAL CHOICES

Because we all have different styles, different esthetics, different creative methods, I've added a few more Gratitude Journal choices

Junk Journal
Mixed paper journals are fun and they always make me want to turn the page to see the next colorful pattern. They are a lovely way to document your daily thoughts and blessings, document an adventure or even to use as a home base for all your crafty listing challenges.

Mixed Papers Junk Journal Style Gratitude Journal

Skinny Mini

Studies show that keeping a Gratitude Journal improves one's self worth, attitude and general well-being. This journal is ideal for documenting your thankful thoughts and grateful moments as well as the simple joys and the blessings of your life.

Thankful Thoughts or Grateful  |  includes Mini Kit shown

One Line Per Day

If you're a minimalist, this one line per day journal may be just what you're looking for.

One Line Per Day Gratitude Journal Kit

Lined Spiral Notebook

I have always been a fan of lined notebook paper and this little journal, which includes the kit may just steal your heart, too.

Gratitude Journal Notebook

Composition Notebook Gratitude Journal
If you are a writer, a journal-er at heart, this composition notebook Gratitude Journal with 100 lines pages allows you to tell your deeper stories of gratitude and thankfulness.

Composition Notebook Gratitude Journal with Mini Kit

WHAT IS GRATITUDE JOURNALING?

Read more about my weekly #ilovethursdaythanks journaling project where you'll see me using a variety of these very same journals on a weekly basis.

See all my Gratitude Journal blog posts here.

Let Us All Be Thankful

Let us rise each day and all be thankful.
See you next week for another The Sunday Quote.

Things I Am Grateful For

Even the small things like sunshine and sandals are something to be grateful for. Especially when Fall has arrived and Winter is just around the corner. Before long, we'll be bundled up in woolies and wearing puffy jackets, so yeah, flip flops are definitely on my list of gratitudes this week.

I used a travelers notebook Gratitude Journal in the Field Notes size, you can find it here.

The leader of our tribe, our hero, our favorite guy in all the world...had a birthday. Another trip around the sun with him will be a year full of grins, giggles and corny Dad jokes. Even though I'm still 8 years older than him, he has grey hair and I don't. Bwahahahaha. 

Even though they are small, shipping tags are mighty. Here's just a sample showing how even the smallest of journaling spots can still pack a punch with words and a teeny bit of embellishment. I  used my flagship Gratitude Journal for my journaling.

2020 GRATITUDE JOURNALS

The new 2020 journal selections are available and have been listed, I can't wait to see which one you'll pick.

Boho Berry Challenge | September 2019

Along with my usual September 30 Days of Lists challenge activity, I've also been journaling some of a few prompts from the Boho Berry challenge. I'm a sucker for journaling my story in short bursts. And listing is a great way for me to stop, reflect and journal in just a few minutes a day.

Plus, it gives me an excuse to choose another cute journal to play with. This is the one I'm using, with the musical notes card.

LISTIG IN MY JUNK JOURNAL

I undertook this project with the intention of keeping it simple. The last time I did a Boho Berry challenge, I'm pretty sure that I used a travelers notebook. Well, I just checked and I did, you can really about it here.

Take a peek at my journal pages and you'll see just how minimal, at least for me, I've kept my journal.

This Is Me
You can't not love a listing challenge that begins with a "This Is Me" prompt. Because, really, we change from day to day and who we are changes, too. And it's nice to have record of all the me's that we are.

Sometimes I get tired of answering these type of prompts, but I try to come up with something different when I do answer them.

Red Stickers

I used some scrap vellum to tear off paper strips to hold my journaling so the patterned paper would show through.

My Favorite Things

I'm a sucker for vintage style papers and this retro manuscript paper is so fun. I include them in almost all of my journals, I love them that much.

I'm Inspired By

Still keeping it simple with word strips. This time, I am using the bottom of patterned cardstock. You know, that strip we cut off to make a perfect 12x12? So many times, the back side those strips has a lovely pattern...and that's what I'm using. Fun, right.

joy word round 

When I Was Young

Sometimes, it's just better to not know what's in store for us. Because, then we might alter our universe and mess with God's master plan for us.

I'm Really Good At

I am most proud that I was even able to help to co-create three of the most amazing kids. Who knew I would be good at that?

Bucket List

Number one on my list would make me the happiest of all. If that was all I ever got the rest of my life, it would be complete.

My Happy Place

My favorite place just happens to be any place we are together. As much as I love a little alone time, a little quiet time, the best things in my life happen we we are together as a family.

I hope that I might have inspired you to add a few simple journals from the shop to your cart. They're great to have on hand for journaling...making up your own journal prompts like I did in #mysummertimeproject or in this mixed paper ring bound journal, here are a few more pages and I loved making this page in my journal, too.

The Love Of Our Lost Ones

See you next week for another The Sunday Quote.

Play in Your Junk Journal

Buy It Now

There's a new kid in town and it's in a new size, too. This 5x7 junk journal has two heavyweight chipboard covers, think three times the thickness of the Gratitude Journal, and the front cover has the word play cut out. 

This charming new journal also includes a fun and "playful" embellishment kit which includes 18 pieces, that label collection has alone 30 awesome stickers. I love the yellow pom pom ball ribbon, the camera flair button and, well, I really l just love this whole kit.

With ring bound journals, you are able to rearrange pages, add pages and even tuck in other ephemera.

I love this journal so much, I'm holding one back for myself. I'll be sure to share pages with you as I work in this playful mini book.

Are you thinking that you might need bigger rings for your journal as it gets chunky as you fill it with memories and stories? My Etsy shop also has 2” and 3” rings, because sometimes we journal girls just add too much stuff, amiright?