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I'm excited to share these journal writing ideas with you. I've developed a love for writing...to myself! It's become a daily practice of personal connection, alignment and happiness for me. Here you'll find insights into to how to create and use a journal to add more joy to your life and well being. I'll also share a review of an online journal tool, journal writing ideas and the best journal writing prompts I've found.
How Journal Writing Helps Create More Wake Up Eager Days:
"The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes
us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium." Norbet Platt
I believe that we are all wise and that we all have Inner Wisdom that we can use to guide our lives and actions. And, in order to access that Inner Wisdom, we have to find time to reflect, relax and quiet our busy minds and bodies.
I call this Daily Tune In Time, and I believe that every professional should take a minimum of 15 minutes a day, which is less than 1% of your day, to reflect, relax and quiet your mind. (More about Daily Tune in Time, here.)
One way I take Daily Tune In Time is by writing in my journal. I've been writing in a journal since college, when one of my English teachers required it as part of our class assignments.
Over the years journal writing has helped me remain conscious, and aware of, every aspect of my life. It helps me stay tuned into what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. My daily writing 'rituals' help me feel more balanced, tap creativity, remind me of my value, and Guide me toward daily actions that match my intentions.
I write everyday, sometimes several times a day. I have notebooks in my office, in my car and all over my home.
"Journal writing is a voyage to the interior." Christina Baldwin
Awhile back I broke my left wrist (my writing hand) and strained my right wrist. I went roller skating and forgot how to fall. Ouch! (Note to self: Do not try to brace a fall, when roller skating.) The biggest upset around the whole experience was that I couldn't write in my journal every day! I felt a little lost.
Then I found this amazing online tool: The Journal, an online Journal chock-full of journal writing ideas, journal writing prompts and
so much more. Using it almost made the pain of having a broken wrist
and a cast bearable! I could also see how to could help so many others get into the habit of daily journal writing, so that others could gain some of the same benefits I've experienced.
Here are some tips and ideas for getting started on your own journal writing journey:
Once you've been writing for 30 days, I believe you'll be hooked. I love The Journal,
not only because it's on the computer, but because it has so many journal writing ideas that can help you make journal writing a habit. The Journal software has a free 45 day trial download link that allows you to begin journaling immediately. The Journal has a basic package, plus add-on tools.
Journal Writing Ideas and Insights a Psychologist:
As
early as 1965, psychologist Ira Progoff and his colleagues began seeing
the value of personal journals in enhancing growth and learning. Progoff believed what he called an “intensive journal process” could “draw each person’s life toward wholeness at its own tempo." It
systematically evokes and strengthens the inner capacities of persons
by working from a non-medical vantage point and proceeding without
analytic or diagnostic categories” .
(Progoff, 1975, p. 9)
Bottom line - if you feel drawn
to writing, connecting with more of your Inner Wisdom and all of the benefits of writing, I believeThe Journal will be a great facilitator for you. Blessings to you on your journey!
Click here to find out more about The Journal.
"It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by.
How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment?
For the moment passes, it is forgotten; the mood is gone; life itself is gone.
That is where the writer scores over his fellows: he catches the changes of his mind on the hop."
Vita Sackville-West
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