Mood Journal: Just for Today

Some thoughts won't stop. Some worries circle until you can't sleep. Just for Today is a gentle, science-backed journal that helps you put them down — one day at a time.

100% private. No account. No cloud. Your journal stays on your device, where it belongs.

Inspired by Sybil F. Partridge's 1916 poem of the same name, Just for Today is a quiet invitation to live one day with intention. A century later, the idea still works.

NEW IN V2

• Pause the Worry
A guided 5-step flow rooted in Dale Carnegie's "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" and decades of CBT research. Name the worry. Picture the worst case. Find what's realistic. Accept what is. Take one small action. Structured worry processing has been shown to reduce anxiety by up to 35%.

• Thought Release
Write a thought that's weighing on you, then symbolically release it. We never show you the words again — only your release count. Based on Pennebaker's expressive writing research and ACT cognitive defusion. Externalizing thoughts has been shown to reduce rumination by up to 40%.

EVERY DAY, IN A FEW MINUTES

• Daily Intention
Set a small, kind commitment for the day. "Today, I will be patient with myself." Implementation intentions are proven to double follow-through.

• Mood Check-In
Name what you feel in three gentle steps. Affect labeling — putting feelings into words — has been shown to reduce amygdala activity by around 50%.

• Gratitude Log
Note three small things. Gratitude journaling improves sleep by 25%, exercise by 33%, and rewires attention toward what's good.

• Evening Reflection
End the day with a soft look back. What stayed close to your intention? What can you let go of?

• Insights
Watch patterns emerge over time. The people you mention. The themes that recur. The days you feel best. The more you write, the more you discover about yourself.

WHY PEOPLE STAY

• 100% on-device. No tracking, no ads, no account. Your journal is yours alone.
• Designed to be calm — soft sounds, gentle prompts, no streaks that punish you for missing a day.
• Backed by 60+ years of psychology research, from Pennebaker to Hayes to Carnegie.
• Available in English, Português, and Español.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Open the app. Set today's intention in ten seconds.
2. Check in when you need to — write a worry, release a thought, name a feeling, log a gratitude.
3. At day's end, reflect. Tomorrow is another day.

THE PROMISE

We will never sell your data. We will never show ads. We will never ask you to do more than today asks of you.

Download Just for Today and begin — just for today.

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