https://melodyjonesauthor.com Inspired Writing Through Creative Focus Sat, 10 May 2025 23:05:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/melodyjonesauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-SiteIDImage.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://melodyjonesauthor.com 32 32 164836825 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/keeping-a-gratitudejournal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-a-gratitudejournal Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:59:43 +0000 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=1944 Gratitude journaling has become more popular in recent years, and for good reason: it’s been shown to improve your life in measurable ways! Before we get into the five benefits of keeping a gratitude journal, let’s look at what research into the practice of gratitude shows us. Practicing gratitude reduces stress and anxiety by reducing […]

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The post Plant the Seed for Healing first appeared on Melody Jones.]]> 278 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/become-an-observer-of-yourself/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=become-an-observer-of-yourself Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:02:49 +0000 http://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=235 Learning to observe yourself, without judgment, is highly useful and another step toward healing and rising up from challenging times and emotions. This means stepping back and simply paying attention to how you interact with yourself, your world, and others. This does NOT mean you judge yourself for any of it. This is the beginning […]

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