5-Day Journaling Exercise: Tears, No Fears, Finding Happiness in Kindness

Theme: Tears, Truth, and the Road to Kindness & Joy 

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Day 1: Emotional Truths

What was the last thing that made you cry—tears of joy, sadness, or surprise?

• What did the tears reveal about your emotional truth in that moment?

• What does that moment say about your values or longings?

Day 2: Kindness Legacy

Think of someone you’ve met who was genuinely kind.

• What made their kindness feel different or memorable?

• What would someone say about your kindness if asked today?

Day 3: Happiness Check-In

Ask yourself honestly: Am I happy?

• Answer with your gut—not your mind.

• Then ask: What supports my happiness? What erodes it?

• What are action items to support your happiness?

Day 4: Applying the 6 Principles

Which of the 6 principles do you struggle with the most right now?

• Why might that be?

• What would change if you practiced that principle fully today?

Day 5: Coming Back to Center

What does “being centered” feel like in your body, mind, and spirit?

• When did you last feel off-center?

• What helped you return—or could have helped you return—back to yourself?