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Gratitude Jar Ideas: How to Make a Manifestation Jar

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Practicing gratitude is a powerful manifestation method, and a gratitude jar is a great way to make this part of your daily routine.

I have different ways of practicing gratitude, for example, with my gratitude list.

But one way has become my absolute favorite in the last few years: creating notes of gratitude and adding them to my manifestation jar.

So, let’s get started with gratitude jar ideas so that you can start your own.

What is a Gratitude Jar (And Why You Should Use One)

I don’t care much about celebrating NYE, and instead of making New Year’s resolutions only once a year, I consciously set goals throughout the year.

I think there’s something to celebrate every day, not just at the end of the year, especially when you understand how to manifest the life you love.

But then I started this habit a few years ago, and it’s become a little New Year’s tradition in our house to start a new years gratitude jar.

A gratitude jar is a manifestation exercise where you add notes of gratitude to a container of your choice.

Every day throughout the year, my husband Tom and I write down one thing that went especially well that day, one thing for which we are grateful.

And at the end of the year, we open these notes and read them out loud together. Our grateful jar definitely became something very special because you can review again how the year really was.

a couple sitting on their sofa, celebrating the new year, in front of them is a gratitude jar

And no matter how things go sometimes and how difficult a situation can be, if you focus on the “small” things that actually do go well, it helps you to deal with the more difficult things in life…

This annual reminder is very helpful in seeing the big picture. A POSITIVE big picture.

No matter if you start this new habit at the beginning of a new year or sometime during the year (how about a monthly jar of gratitude that you read through at the end of each month?) – this little habit can help you have a great year.

Because the more you focus on the good things in your life, the more of them you attract.

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How to Use a Gratitude Jar in Your Daily Manifestation Routine

Starting a gratitude jar is a great idea if you want to add more gratitude to your daily manifestation routine.

All you need is a notepad or Post-it notes, a pen, and some kind of container where you can keep the notes—for example, a Mason Jar. 

Every day, you write down something you are thankful for that day, crumple the note (or roll it and fix it with a ribbon or some string), and throw it into the jar.

a gratitude jar full of gratitude notes

By the way, it doesn’t matter how big or small the thing that you are thankful for is.

So don’t worry if you think you can’t find enough things to be thankful for throughout the year. It doesn’t always have to be the new house, the big pay raise, or other great news…

Practicing gratitude is about signaling to your subconscious mind that your life is great and you want more of it.

The cool thing is that your subconscious mind can’t tell the difference between being happy about something small and being happy about something huge. It’s all about the emotion.

This means that you are totally free of how you design your gratitude jar.

Gratitude Jar Design – How to Make Your Own Manifestation Jar

You can go all in with your gratitude jar DIY project or keep it simple. More important is using your manifestation jar for your daily gratitude practice.

But to make it easier for you, here is a basic supply list:

  • A Jar or Vase (we use a mason jar)
  • Colorful Paper (Post-it notes or cards)
  • Ribbon or rubber bands
  • A pen or printer (but handwritten notes are better)
  • Anything to decorate the jar (in case you are a very creative person)

Extra Tip for Your Gratitude Jar

If you plan this new gratitude practice together with your partner or as a family gratitude jar, use different colored notes. Everyone who participates gets their color.

You can also use different colors for different days or areas of your life, e.g., pink notes for your business and blue ones for your private life.

Different gratitude jar ideas and designs

Different gratitude jar ideas and designs

Prompts for Your Gratitude Jar Notes

One thing I learned in the 15+ years of helping women to manifest big dreams – so many overthink manifestation exercises such as gratitude.

As I mentioned above, no matter how small something is, you are grateful for it; it’s all about your vibrations and emotions.

Your gratitude jar message can be anything, but if you get stuck, here are a few prompts to get you going with your gratitude jar activity.

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Gratitude Jar Prompt Ideas

  1. Name something that made you smile today.
  2. What’s a small win you had recently?
  3. Who made your day better, and how?
  4. What’s something beautiful you saw today?
  5. What’s a skill or talent you’re grateful for?
  6. Name a book, movie, or song that brought you joy.
  7. What’s something you’re looking forward to?
  8. What’s a challenge you overcame recently?
  9. Name a place you’re thankful for.
  10. What’s a fond memory you cherish?
  11. What’s something you learned recently?
  12. Who’s someone you’re grateful to have in your life?
  13. A compliment you received that made you feel good?
  14. What’s something in nature you’re thankful for?
  15. What’s a personal quality you like about yourself?

These gratitude jar prompts can help you recognize and appreciate the positive aspects of your daily life; for more ideas, check out my list of 101 things to be grateful for.

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P.S. Gratitude is an amazing way to signal your subconscious mind where you want to go and also that you are ready for more abundance.

But don’t forget that manifestation is more than just using a few tools. If you want to learn the most practical way of leveraging the power of the law of attraction, I suggest you join my email list, by signing up for your free journaling starter kit.

This will show you how to use my signature action-based manifestation method to attract a wonderful life for which you have more than one reason to be grateful.

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