Journal Entry: Brooke Danielle Beckley-11/18/2024-14 Day Gratitude Challenge Day 5

Journal Entry

Today is November 18th 2024 and Day 5 of the Challenge!

The Challenge today is to Identify 3 things to appreciate about your adversary:

My adversary is incarceration, and three things I can appreciate about it is:

  1. I get the time for personal reflection and growth. I will definitely come away from this experience a different and improved version of myself because I get to take the time to grow.
  2. I am getting the opportunity to strengthen my relationships with my family and community at home because sometimes when your away, the time you get to actually see and talk to your family becomes more appreciated and less expected.
  3. I am building resilience, facing and overcoming incarceration is helping me to build an emotional and mental resilience. Learning to accept things I cannot change and adapt to my situation, finding an inner strength and maintaining hope are powerful lessons that I am learning and can use after this experience in my life.