SaltWrap Sunrise Manifesto: Daily Morning Guided Journal for Gratitude, Mindfulness, Wellness, Self Care for Women & Men – 5 Minute Reflection Journal

I don't use this guided journal every day, but whenever I do, I always find it refreshing and insightful. I have given these as gifts to others.It's great to sit in a coffee shop with a cup of of joe and reflect back on the past day - three things to be thankful for, something that made me smile, something that would have made the day even better, a few intentions for this new day, and then a short free-form section to just do a mind-dump of whatever is circulating around in there! It's better than therapy, in my view. Life is best when lived intentionally like this. Whether you are a veteran journaler, as I am, or a newbie, I think you will find this one helpful in clarifying your thoughts and lifting your mood.It is sturdy and well made. I just wish it was a little less expensive.

I love these journals, but I don’t use them as intended. I enjoy the gratitude list and daily priorities, but I don’t use the journal page for journaling. I make very detailed to do lists every day on that page and it gives me plenty of room for that. And every 7 days, there is a place for a brain dump and setting priorities for the week. It really helps me with establishing good routines.

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I bought this and the Morning Sidekick journal for myself and my spouse, after reading through so, so, SO many listings for daily journals. I was looking for something that would help organize my thoughts in a productive way while also providing a bit of help tracking an emotional element (gratitude, intention, best moments, etc.). I've also tried bullet journaling using a variety of styles, being most satisfied with something like the Panda layout mixed with a Ben Franklin type habit tracker and a weekly check-in agenda.In all these trials, I found that THIS is the journal style I found most valuable when I was in a place where I wanted to make sure I was treating myself with kindness, and another time when I was dealing with a lot of stress and had a hard time remembering good moments in a given day, week or month. The emphasis here is heavily on gratitude and meaning in your day, but makes a good effort to include room for some general planning to improve your productivity... less about efficiency and more about staying on top of your intended goals.I found the inclusion of Project Tracking and Weekly Check-Ins, along with a daily "top tasks" question, to be very valuable; these sections are great if you do a New Year's review/resolution thing, and if you can break those into goals with action steps, this journal helps you fill them in as "projects" that you can track by month or week and see how bigger plans can be tackled with a daily or weekly focus. This is something lacking in the Morning Kickstart, which, in contrast, helps you focus your active day with a little bit of gratitude check-in thrown in.I have to point out Mind Clutter. Mind clutter! The brain dump! It's crazy to think we don't just do this for ourselves on blank paper, but we *don't*. Having the one page every day to throw down all the stuff swirling in my head at the end of a day (I'll say it, I used this as more of a Sunset Manifesto) was the biggest benefit I got from this book. I slept better, I focused more on my family in the evenings... I was able to bookmark my thoughts this way, and keep from being distracted by them at the wrong hour.I recommend this journal if what you want more of is MEANING AND INTENTION - maybe even just some centered personal time that feels a bit more fruitful than meditation if it's not your bag or doesn't always work. This is a good journal for a cluttered mind, or an unhappy mind, or someone looking for balance that overdoes it on the practical side at the expense of their feelings. It's also a very lovely hardbound book, and can be a very nice gift.

I absolutely love this journal. I have one for myself and I gift it to others. Both recipients I filled up the pages and are ready for another one. Really helps me stay on track

I saw reviews that said it was smaller than expected. I think it’s perfect. I’ve tried the 3 min journal and the five minute journal and found myself writing the same thing every single day. It was not productive for me. The prompts in this one are prompts that reflect on the day before… which leads to the prompt of the day. There is a page for mind clutter that you can jot down things throughout the day. You can go back to the first few pages for motivation and inspiration by reading she “manifesto” and some stoicesque quotes. There are also some examples of different ways you may want to journal and use it.I’ve just started using it. I feel like this is something I want to do, vs after day one of those five minute a day journals I was already struggling

I bought this as a gift - it is a beautiful journal and the daily prompts are great. BUT - both I and and the recipient of the gift were surprised to find that it only has 240 pages. With the premise of a journal being a daily activity, I find it odd that it doesn't have 365 days in it. Doesn't make a lot of sense to have to buy one to resume on the 241st day of the year.

I was searching for a journal that had prompts to guide me. I do believe journaling is so important for our well-being and this journal is helping me so far. I hope I keep it up. It has only been a couple weeks and we need to make it a habit.