How to Use Gratitude

 

Gratitude
has four elements—Journal, Affirmation, Daily Zen, and Vision Board. All are
available with the free option.

Journal—You
will probably use this feature the most. It’s a daily, weekly, or monthly
journal for marking your thoughts.

• Click
  on Journal at the bottom of the page and then the plus sign.
• Type
  however much you want or need, pressing enter to add another line. It might
  start you with a prompt to get you going. Or you can press Show Prompt and get
  a kick-start idea for your entry. Press the X in a circle to remove the prompt.
  
• On
  the taskbar, click on the small circle to change the entry color. Each entry is
  given a pastel color to start.
• Click
  on the photo icon to add a pic from your gallery. The free version allows one
  picture.
• Press
  the screen-shaped button to close your keyboard.
• Click
  Letter to add more text if you close the keyboard.
• Press
  Save at the top when finished.
• You
  can repeat this process to add multiple entries for one day.

Affirmation—These
are words you will say to yourself.

• On
  the main screen, click Affirmation from the bottom taskbar.
• This
  will one a series of file folders with affirmations on various topics. Mine
  included topics such as Boost Your Career, Embrace New Beginnings, Be Joyful at
  Work, Achieve your Goals, and many more. Each category has multiple prompts for
  affirmations.
• Click
  on a topic and scroll through the talks. Click on one to view the affirmation.
  If it’s
  for you, click Add to Folder. This will put the affirmation into your personal
  folder. You can put them in My Affirmations or create a new folder.
• Press
  Play All to listen to an entire category as a meditation or have the app pick
  ten entries to play on shuffle.
• Press
  the music note to choose what type of ambient sound will accompany the
  mediation.
• Click
  on your My Affirmations folder to see your personal playlist.
• Press
  the pencil icon to edit the entry. You can change the text of your choices in
  your folder to better reflect your needs. Add a recording of you or someone
  with a great British accent to read the affirmation. (Brit is just my choice…)
  You can change the color, text, picture, and recording on the page or delete
  it.
• Press Save at the top when done.
• Gratitude
  tracks which affirmations you’ve listened to and how many times.

Daily
Zen contains quotes, motivation posts, a Think Better section, Practicing
Gratitude, Gratitude Stories, Affirmation for you, and Spreading Gratitude.

• Click
  the bookmark icon on any of these entries to save them.
• Press
  the Share icon to add them to your social media.
• These
  entries change daily.

Vision
Board is a tool to help you accomplish your goals.

• Press
  the pink arrow to start and add a name. (The app suggests a few if you are
  stuck). Press continue.
• Add
  sections to your board. You can add multiple from their suggestions or type
  your own. Press continue.
• Next,
  place your photos/images. You can use their suggestions or add from your own
  gallery. They suggest having at least three. But it’s a
  vision board, and the app allows you to place many photos together. They
  combine them all in a reel to watch and inspire.
• Press
  the scissors and camera to clip the reel to use as wallpaper or download the
  image of all your images.
• To
  edit the board, press the pencil icon to add more pictures or delete.
• Press
  the trash can to remove the entire board.

Next week, we’ll see how the app works with a
writer’s life.