It arrived on January 7th, shorty after our elderly cat had been mauled to death in the street by a stray dog.
So, when I un-boxed my "Instant Happy Journal" I felt a bit of life's cruel irony, and set it aside for several days without even cracking the cover.
When enough time had passed I picked up the small book (its just short of being a 5x7 tome).
A page at the front of the journal says the book's mission is "to help you to live your happiest life"
The creator, Karen Salmansohn, calls her prompts "happiness prompters" and they are a mixture of motivational quotes, thought provoking questions, philosophical thoughts and more. They are meant to inspire you to focus on where the most joy can be found in your life.
The book is colorful. Many of the pages have a colored border. Red, orange, blue, green, stripes, polkadots. Each page is a colorful splash of joy in itself. At the top of each page is a date line for you to fill in the date you answer the question. (we all know the frustration of buying a 365 journal with pre-printed dates, forcing you to start at the front, on January 1st and work straight to the back.)
Under the date line is the prompt of the day. It might be a simple question such as "What made you laugh today?" Or, it could be the results of a scientific study, followed by a prompt or related question. There are prompts that are simple quotes and no more such as "Before a brilliant person does something great they must be willing to look foolish in the crowd." And there are even prompts asking you to draw/doodle something.
Under each prompt is a few lines for you to answer the prompt. Depending on how long the prompt is you might have 8 to 12 lines to answer it on.
There is also an attached ribbon bookmark. It will help you keep up with where you left off if you work front to back, or mark the spot of the prompt you'd like to answer next.
If you are a wordy writer, such as myself, you might want to pair your Instant Happy Journal with a second lined journal or notebook to answer your prompts in. Such as this bright and happy (and customizable) pocket journal from zazzle.
If you use your Instant Happy Journal consistently for 365 days and can see it helping you. I don't think there is a such thing as "Instant" happiness, but the prompts inside this journal will help you learn how to look at the brighter side of things
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You can purchase Instant Happy Journal: 365 Days of Inspiration, Gratitude, and Joy
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I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Instant happiness is what we are all looking for!
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