Gift a journal

A journal to give

A journal is a gift that asks for time, which is exactly why it lands. Here are the ones that tend to suit giving, who each is for, and how to hand one over kindly.

Front cover of Everything I Noticed And Never Said
Made to be given

Everything I Noticed And Never Said

You keep it in secret for 45 days, one specific thing you noticed about someone you love each day, then you give them what you kept. Not one polished sentence, but forty-five dated proofs that you were paying attention. It is a paperback, 64 pages.

Or give a journal for them to keep

Each of these is a private practice for the person who writes in it. Choose by the sentence that sounds like them.

Front cover of The Life I Keep Postponing
For someone who keeps saying “someday”

The Life I Keep Postponing

An eight-week guided journal for turning someday into done, one small task at a time.

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Front cover of The Open Hand
For someone who cannot stop checking or worrying

The Open Hand

A monthly guided journal for noticing where you grip, feed or chase, and practising letting go.

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Front cover of The Things I Don’t Say
For someone who tends to hold things in

The Things I Don’t Say

An eight-week guided journal for hearing what you have been holding inside, three lines at a time.

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Front cover of The Abundance I Overlook
For someone who is hard on themselves about what is missing

The Abundance I Overlook

An eight-week guided journal for noticing the abundance already here, one good thing at a time.

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Front cover of The Mindful Pattern
For someone who likes a longer, structured practice

The Mindful Pattern

A 90-day guided journal to map your thoughts and see the patterns that run you on autopilot.

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A gentle note on giving

Give a journal as an invitation, never as a diagnosis. “I thought of you” lands well. “I think you need this” does not. Add a line in your own handwriting, and let the person begin whenever they like, because nothing here has to start on a particular day.

Practical notes

  • The paperbacks are printed to order, so delivery times vary by country. Order ahead of the date you need and check the delivery estimate at checkout.
  • In India, several titles are also available through Pothi, which ships within India only. Each journal page has the link.
  • Not sure which suits them? The two-minute quiz works for the person you have in mind too.

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