Setting Intentions with Your Journal
When you set intentions, you tell yourself what you are going to do. You are able to narrow your focus to just a few things. It is similar to setting goals or writing down a to-do list. But with intentions, you are making a promise to yourself to get this thing done. Here are some ways to use a journal for setting your intentions. Plan Your Intentions Each Morning In order to reach your goals, you need intentions. These are the actions you take each day in order to reach the final destination. You can use your journal each morning to write out your intentions for the day. It is…
How to Make Journaling Work for You
Some people start journaling, and stick to it every day, for a long time. But most people don’t have this experience. It can be easy to forget about it, get lazy and not do it, or just lose interest in journaling. Maybe you aren’t seeing the benefits, or your schedule keeps changing so it is hard to create a good routine. The good news is that journaling can work for you – there are no rules or guidelines you need to follow. Journaling can become whatever you need it to be. Use Whatever Materials You Want to Write It can be easy to be swept up in all the most…
Isolation is the Perfect Time for Journaling
As people spend more time in isolation or while quarantined, it’s the ideal time to self-reflect with things like a journal. Journaling might have been something you always thought of doing but never had the time or motivation. Why not take advantage and start your journal right now? You Have More Time to Yourself When you are in isolation or having to spend more time at home, you probably have more time to yourself. Maybe you work outside the home, so during this time, you find that you have more space to fill up with other things. Even if you don’t live alone, you probably have periods of time at…
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Guide to the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift
Mother’s Day is the day that’s set aside to honor the women in your life who are mothers. It’s a day intended to show the love in your heart through acts of kindness, expressions of love, and by giving gifts that they’ll treasure. Being a mother is a 24-7 job — with middle of the night shifts caring for sick children or waiting for teen drivers. It’s a job that’s peanut butter and jelly handprints on the table and toys scattered on the floor. But it’s a job that mothers gladly undertake because they love their children. You want to take the time to show your appreciation and gratitude for…
How Stream of Consciousness Writing Works
Last week, I published a post about stream of consciousness journaling. This week, I decided to go more into detail about this style of writing. One of the easiest forms of journal writing is stream of consciousness. What is it? This is where you just start writing about anything and everything. You don’t have to pick just one topic, use a prompt, or even make sense. Just write what comes to mind for a certain amount of time or until you’re done writing, and that’s it. It takes all the pressure off journaling about the right topic and just lets you do a big brain dump. Here are some things…
How Often to do Stream of Consciousness Journaling
With stream of consciousness, there are no rules except to get words on paper. You can bounce around to different topics, write a certain number of pages or set a timer, or just write what you want until your hand gets tired. But how often to do it? Here are some things to consider. When You Don’t Know What to Write About You can do stream of consciousness writing at any time, but a good time to take advantage of it is when you aren’t sure what you want to journal about. It helps get your thoughts going and puts words on the page. What often happens is that you…
5 Tips for Managing Stress While Self-Isolating
It’s already difficult to deal with all the unknown going on in the world right now. It’s somewhat challenging to be in the house with your family for extended periods. But if you have to self-isolate in your home? It may seem impossible! When you are spending a lot of time at home alone, whether self-isolating or because you are ill, it can be really easy to get stressed out. Right now, the pandemic around the world is creating enough stress on its own, but it gets worse when you have to be quarantined alone. If you are experiencing signs of stress like constant worry and panic, problems sleeping, unusual…
How to Journal Just Once a Week
If the reason you can’t stick to journaling is that you don’t have the time or interest to do it every day, then don’t! There is no rule that says if you don’t write in your journal every day, you aren’t doing it right. Maybe you just have time once a week for a journal entry – that is okay! Here are some tips for writing in your journal just once a week. Write an Overview of Your Week If you only have time for one short journal entry every week, then just use that time to write an overview of your week. Write about how your week went, what…
Dealing with a Pandemic: Keep Your Sanity
It’s all over the news and the world. We are in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. Understanding what you need to do during a pandemic will help you realize that pandemic is not the end of the world. You can minimize your stress levels and anxiety by educating yourself about the pandemic and taking steps to continue your life while following the advertised guidelines. Know what you need to do once the epidemic starts. Know how to protect yourself as well as your loved ones from getting infected. Know what to buy and practice good personal hygiene, as advised. If you educate yourself, you can keep your loved ones…
How to Journal in Just 5 Minutes a Day
Journaling is a wonderful practice that provides endless benefits, improving nearly every part of your life. While it may seem like we all have so much time on our hands with everyone staying at home, for many of us, life has gotten busier. Homeschooling children, still doing your job (if you have one), making meals at home — all take up a lot of time. But if you find it tedious or that you just don’t have the time to journal, why not dedicate just 5 minutes a day to it? Everyone has at least 5-10 minutes they can find in a day to write a few things down, then…
