Venting and Gratitude Journal for taking control of your thoughts and life. By being able to vent your thoughts, you can release unwanted thoughts and finding gratitude in those moments moves you forward positively. Why waste your life being angry? Why call someone who may not be able to assist you? Instead, vent it out, be grateful about the happening, seek lessons in uncomfortable situations, and pray about the things you can't control as well as for the outcome and for the understanding you desire.