Day 9 Stacking Practices · Calm AF Collective

Day 9 Stacking Practices

Just as stacking therapies can amplify their individual benefits, stacking intentional practices can deepen our inner experience. Many of us are familiar with the calm that settles in after stretching, breathwork, or meditation. Others have felt the subtle lift—the inner smile—that comes from expressing gratitude, whether spoken aloud or captured on the page.

Today, I want to invite you to explore the power of combining these two practices.

The order matters less than the intention. What’s most important is that meditation and gratitude journaling happen in close proximity to one another, allowing their effects to blend and build.

One approach is to begin with meditation and follow it with a gratitude journal entry. From a quieter, more centered inner landscape, you may find it easier to recognize what you’re grateful for. Clarity replaces effort. Gratitude flows more naturally.

The second approach begins with gratitude journaling and transitions into meditation. In this case, many people notice their meditation deepening as the feeling of gratitude becomes the focal point. The heart opens first, and the mind follows.

Gratitude journaling, as many of you have discovered, is a quiet superpower. It shifts perspective, softens resistance, and gently redirects attention toward what is supportive and meaningful. Meditation, in its own way, offers profound peace—an opportunity to rest in awareness rather than thought.

When we combine the two, something unique happens. Perspective meets presence. Reflection meets stillness. The practices don’t compete—they complement.

Today, I invite you to stack them.

—Daniel

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