Alright dear readers, we recently embarked upon another year according to the Jewish calendar. The year is 5776, to be exact. We celebrated Rosh Hashanah, our New Year on Sunday, the 13th. Rosh Hashanah, translated from Hebrew to English, means head of the year.
Precisely ten days after Rosh Hashanah, we observe the holiest day of the year: Yom Kippur.
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Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. A day set aside for fasting, depriving oneself of pleasures, and repenting for the sins of the previous year.
This is an amazing holiday that encourages self reflection, which I tend to do a lot of naturally, but now I get to do so with purpose!
I have always been a huge believer in tracking personal progress, giving gratitude, and writing every single day. Writing can be hard, and most people need a little boost to get them started. I stumbled across this book a few years back: Q&A a Day: 5 – Year Journal. Every day of the year there is a new question; they range from insightful and introspective to goofy and silly.
A second book I crack open every night before bed is One Line a Day: A Five-Year Memory BooK. This journal is structured much more loosely since there are no questions to prompt you. It is a blank canvas, with just a few lines given per day. I typically use this to write 3 things I’m grateful for that particular day, or use it to recap how I felt, or events that happened.
Overall, both books are very helpful journals that track your moods, thoughts, and life on a daily basis for FIVE years. I highly recommend these two books to anyone who is interested in capturing their lives!
These two journals provide a strong support in times of doubt and fear, which happens more often than I would care to admit. When you look back upon all the progress you’ve made by flipping through the books, it’s hard to feel anything but overwhelming gratitude and joy. All you have to do is pay attention.
I constantly find myself saying,
“If someone had told me a year ago that I would be where I am today, I wouldn’t have believed it possible.”