Journaling, A Habit To Transform Your Life

““Journal writing, when it becomes a ritual for transformation, is not only life-changing but life-expanding.” – Jen Williamson.

Although keeping a journal and keeping a diary are somehow similar, journaling is a more mature form of the latter. The Merriam-Webster site says that although many use the word journal and diary interchangeably, A diary is used daily to record the events of the day. A journal is used to explore ideas as they unfold.

Make journaling an integrated part of your daily routine. The traditional journaling supplies are a pen or pencil and a notebook or notepad, but you have now the modern option of using a journaling App on your device to record your ideas and thoughts. Choose the method that works best for you.

Journaling is about you, your thoughts or feelings, the best way to journal is away from distractions.

Put your actual sentiments on paper, be honest with yourself, and do not be ashamed of who you are. Honesty is crucial when keeping a journal. Write without caring about other people's opinions or judgments.

Find below few benefits of Keeping a Journal.

Writing in a journal encourages the clear thinking that leads to clear decisions.

You can think things over on paper. to get you to consider the options at your disposal thoroughly so you may choose wisely the best one that aligns with your goals. Ask yourself some prompt questions such as:

• What must take place in the upcoming few hours for today to be a day well lived on Earth?

• What is my most important task today to get closer to my goal?

Journaling encourages achievement of goals

Writing in a journal trains your brain to classify the things you write as important, making it easier for you to recognize opportunities that will help you achieve your goals.

Journaling captures peak ideas and insights.

Any amazing idea that is not written down is worthless. All exceptional producers begin by sketching out their big concepts before turning them into detailed action plans.

Journaling helps you record your best experiences on paper so you can relive them.

Writing about a wonderful meal you had with loved ones or friends, a breathtaking sunset, or a romantic walk by the seaside enriches the experience in your mind, heart, and soul and allows you the opportunity to relive it.

Journaling sharpens your memory

If you use the traditional journaling method, writing in a journal requires hand-brain coordination, which stimulates cognitive process.

Journaling is a prayer on paper

Prayers enhance your ability to manifest your dreams. Your higher power also hears every prayer. So, develop a list of things you want to manifest and put them on paper.

Journaling improves mood

Journaling not only lowers stress but also enhances wellbeing and happiness.

Writing in a journal offers a secure setting for reinforcing your values and goals

Often, it is best not to tell the world about your dreams and hopes, but to whisper about them within the solitude, protection, and safety of a notebook.

You can use your journal as a monastery to work through difficult emotions like grief and sorrow.

Pouring your pain into a clean, blank page is incredibly helpful during the frigid winters of your mental life, when things felt quite dire. Science supports this.

Journaling offers a textual space for self-discovery

Imagine expressing yourself by writing every day about who you hope to become, what you're learning from life, the anxieties you hope to overcome, and the blessings that make you grateful?

You would come to discover your authentic self and show up in the world every day as you are.

Your life counts, journaling gives you the wonderful opportunity to document it in all its colors and in all its highs and lows. Your life is a unique story in the history of the world, a piece of unfathomable beauty that is worth recording, so why not?

Promotes good habits

Setting aside time for journal writing is a discipline-building practice in and of itself. A healthy habit can spread to other aspects of your life. How this manifests itself can pleasantly surprise you.

I wrote this post in the hopes that one or more of the benefits of journaling will inspire you to start one of your own, even if it is just once a week. Find an area that is quiet and free of technology, then start writing to learn more about yourself on paper.

I will end with these words from William Wordsworth: “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”

Truly Yours,

The Queen Of Africa