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Everything Sucks: A Gratitude Journal For People Who Have Been Through Some Sh*t
The gratitude journal for people who hate gratitude journals.
You don't always have to be grateful. Some days (or months, or decades) you just aren't feeling it. But feeling it a little more often couldn't hurt, right? Everything Sucks is your judgement-free space for dragging yourself down the path of positivity and gratitude—kicking and screaming if need be.
In this hilarious guided journal for staunch realists, you'll find a ton of relatable writing prompts that are honest, easy, and—gratefully—real silly, plus inspirational quotes from bad-ass folks. If you get in the habit of writing down good things often enough, you might even start practicing gratitude unprompted. There's only one way to find out.
Everything Sucks is a real-world gratitude journal that
Give gratitude journaling a shot with a funny gratitude journal that gets it.
You don't always have to be grateful. Some days (or months, or decades) you just aren't feeling it. But feeling it a little more often couldn't hurt, right? Everything Sucks is your judgement-free space for dragging yourself down the path of positivity and gratitude—kicking and screaming if need be.
In this hilarious guided journal for staunch realists, you'll find a ton of relatable writing prompts that are honest, easy, and—gratefully—real silly, plus inspirational quotes from bad-ass folks. If you get in the habit of writing down good things often enough, you might even start practicing gratitude unprompted. There's only one way to find out.
Everything Sucks is a real-world gratitude journal that
Give gratitude journaling a shot with a funny gratitude journal that gets it.
178 pages, Paperback
Published October 8, 2019
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September 23, 2019
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I got this little book a couple of weeks back but had not yet gotten around to flipping through it. This morning I came to work and had a mistake from A MONTH AND A HALF AGO pointed out to me. Most people would chalk it up to . . . .
But I generally let my outlook on things go to a whole different level . . . . .
That was the whole reason I wanted this in the first place – so I decided it was the perfect time to give it a looksee.
Despite journaling being one of the only trends I haven’t found myself jumping off the cliff to join along with the other lemmings – this title was right up my alley. I’m still not sure I’ll embrace the practice of writing up my feelings full-on, but this selection makes it about as easy as pie should I choose to dip my toes in the water with a mix of both heavier and lighter prompts . . . .
Besides “stop messing with your eyebrows,” what advice would you give to your teenage self?
Followed by a lined page for responses. Interspersed throughout are various quotes and positive affirmations from famous people. Basically, the concept is to take a second to reflect on the good things in life, whether big or small (literally, being thankful for toilet paper is in a prompt and that made me smile), and stop being a whiny little bitch like I am 99% of the time. I’d definitely give this as a gift (for the title alone) – the inside was just a bonus.
Many thanks to Callisto’s Publisher’s Club for the copy!
I got this little book a couple of weeks back but had not yet gotten around to flipping through it. This morning I came to work and had a mistake from A MONTH AND A HALF AGO pointed out to me. Most people would chalk it up to . . . .
But I generally let my outlook on things go to a whole different level . . . . .
That was the whole reason I wanted this in the first place – so I decided it was the perfect time to give it a looksee.
Despite journaling being one of the only trends I haven’t found myself jumping off the cliff to join along with the other lemmings – this title was right up my alley. I’m still not sure I’ll embrace the practice of writing up my feelings full-on, but this selection makes it about as easy as pie should I choose to dip my toes in the water with a mix of both heavier and lighter prompts . . . .
Besides “stop messing with your eyebrows,” what advice would you give to your teenage self?
Followed by a lined page for responses. Interspersed throughout are various quotes and positive affirmations from famous people. Basically, the concept is to take a second to reflect on the good things in life, whether big or small (literally, being thankful for toilet paper is in a prompt and that made me smile), and stop being a whiny little bitch like I am 99% of the time. I’d definitely give this as a gift (for the title alone) – the inside was just a bonus.
Many thanks to Callisto’s Publisher’s Club for the copy!
September 28, 2019
When you are just so tired of the normal journal. There are just days when you want to vent. You get prompt to write different things each day. I love it because I can write without thinking what I want to write.
October 9, 2019
There are times when gratitude seems just too difficult to give. Life is challenging, friends and family seem distant (or too needy), some days just getting out of bed takes all your energy for a while. For those days that life feels like a meme of a drenched cat sitting defeated and deflated in a bathtub or of a poodle whose usually stylish curls has turned into an uncontrollable ball of frizz, then this is the gratitude journal for you.
Everything Sucks: A Gratitude Journal For People Who Have Been Through Some Sh*t is not your typical sentimental journal. Filled with quotes from inspirational women like Oprah, Brene Brown, Michelle Obama, actress Rashida Jones, and Eleanor Roosevelt, Everything Sucks doesn’t judge or try to fix you. It just lets you be you.
The writing pages have non-traditional prompts so you can express things that you might not otherwise say in a journal, or even think to write down: What are three horrible tasks you should stop bitching about because, honestly, you’re lucky to have them? What is your favorite humblebrag? Snakes on a Plane aside, what three movies have had the most impact in your life? When and Where do you feel most like yourself?
Author Tiffany Reese knows how it feels to go through tough times because she’s been there. As she recovered from childhood trauma, she used a gratitude journal to help her remember all the reasons to fight through her pain. That’s why she came up with a gratitude journal for those who don’t want a gratitude journal. Everything sucks is an ideal way to get someone who normally wouldn’t want to journal into a gratitude journal. It kinda makes me want to be a dark and stormy teenager again. (But not really.)
A copy of Everything Sucks was provided to me by Callisto Publishers, with many thanks.
Everything Sucks: A Gratitude Journal For People Who Have Been Through Some Sh*t is not your typical sentimental journal. Filled with quotes from inspirational women like Oprah, Brene Brown, Michelle Obama, actress Rashida Jones, and Eleanor Roosevelt, Everything Sucks doesn’t judge or try to fix you. It just lets you be you.
The writing pages have non-traditional prompts so you can express things that you might not otherwise say in a journal, or even think to write down: What are three horrible tasks you should stop bitching about because, honestly, you’re lucky to have them? What is your favorite humblebrag? Snakes on a Plane aside, what three movies have had the most impact in your life? When and Where do you feel most like yourself?
Author Tiffany Reese knows how it feels to go through tough times because she’s been there. As she recovered from childhood trauma, she used a gratitude journal to help her remember all the reasons to fight through her pain. That’s why she came up with a gratitude journal for those who don’t want a gratitude journal. Everything sucks is an ideal way to get someone who normally wouldn’t want to journal into a gratitude journal. It kinda makes me want to be a dark and stormy teenager again. (But not really.)
A copy of Everything Sucks was provided to me by Callisto Publishers, with many thanks.
October 16, 2019
Have I been through some sh*i? Yes! So my hope was this journal might be appealing for someone like me who want to process what has happened and what is happening so they can get on living well. In some ways this journal does that if you are open to it.
First, I like the occasional swear word because if you having been dealing with sh*t in your life, you have probably been swearing up a storm. In fact, I wish the questions were more in our faces, used more vulgarities, and really felt like someone who has struggled wrote it. The questions and quotes felt more pulled together than a lot of us may feel like.
Second, the date section on the top of each page is open. In the introduction, author Tiffany Reese says that we should use this as we want. I think that means that you don't have to answer the questions in order or every day or limit it to one page a day.
Third, the topics are varied so I think they can appeal to a lot of people. While this sort of thing is often thought of as "women's" this journal is not particularly gendered though some questions are gendered.
I do wish the journal was spiral bound so that it would lay flat for journaling.
First, I like the occasional swear word because if you having been dealing with sh*t in your life, you have probably been swearing up a storm. In fact, I wish the questions were more in our faces, used more vulgarities, and really felt like someone who has struggled wrote it. The questions and quotes felt more pulled together than a lot of us may feel like.
Second, the date section on the top of each page is open. In the introduction, author Tiffany Reese says that we should use this as we want. I think that means that you don't have to answer the questions in order or every day or limit it to one page a day.
Third, the topics are varied so I think they can appeal to a lot of people. While this sort of thing is often thought of as "women's" this journal is not particularly gendered though some questions are gendered.
I do wish the journal was spiral bound so that it would lay flat for journaling.
October 30, 2019
As someone who struggles with depression, and who knows that gratitude is important to help rewire those neurons, this guided journal is great to help me find some clarity despite my cynicism. Reese is a child of a dysfunctional family, and "speaks my language". Every question has a full page for responses, and every 3 or so pages is a gratitude-focused quote. Two of my favorite journal prompts: "If you were to create a soundtrack of the songs that changed your life, what songs would you include? No music snobs will ever see this." and "What are three horrible tasks you should stop bitching about, because, honestly, you're lucky to have them to worry about?" Thumbs up. I do wish the price were about $3 less. Thanks, Callisto, for the review copy!
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