You may have heard that journaling is the best way to boost mode and is very important to maintain good mental health. But you can Google it that it boosts our immune system as well.
Well, it sounds something different, right?
Let’s learn some facts about journaling.
One of the finest methods to improve your memory, comprehend your thoughts and feelings better, and even reduce stress is to keep a journal. There are numerous advantages to journaling for both your physical and emotional well-being.
Journaling is much more than just writing things down; it’s a private conversation with oneself, a blank canvas on which ideas, feelings, and goals are shaped. Journaling offers a flexible route to comprehension, recovery, and change, regardless of whether you want to record ephemeral moments, explore your deepest thoughts, or set out on a quest for self-discovery.
It can be difficult to know where to start while journaling for the first time. By using these techniques, you may incorporate journaling into your self-care practice and begin to enjoy all of its advantages.
But if you are still stuck in starting your journaling journey, here are 5 essential tips to kickstart your amazing journey:
- Preparing the materials
There are two ways to journal. Firstly, it can be handwritten, which is just pen and paper. Or it can be the digital route, which includes phones, tablets, computers, or laptops. The handwritten practice is slower but more reflective. Whereas the digital road is easily just copied and pasted and can also be used to make more elegant but less effort journals, the main drawback is that it is not as reflective as a handwritten journal.
- Find your WHY
It is the setting of your intention. It can be an issue, recording an event, or maybe just connecting yourself by recording your emotions. Or Maybe it’s just for your self-discovery or a catalog of your growth journey. Find the why and keep it in mind while maintaining the journals to keep it more continuous. Set the environment calm and free, and we can stretch our bodies just before starting to write in our journals.
- What to write?
Before we dive into the writing, firstly just kick out by writing the date, time, and location. Believe me, it helps a lot to brainstorm while writing. Also, it’s necessary to understand to get into the writing mood. So, after that? Well, then we can just write our Brain Dump, which means whatever is going on in our head at that time just write about that. Or, the famous Morning Pages method, which means writing things that come to mind in the morning. Or we can just use some journaling prompts that can be found online easily.
- Bullet Journaling
It is the easiest and most organized way to write journals. We can just write about the good things that happen to us daily; it’s also called the gratitude journal. Or we can write what good deeds we did that day or what needs to be improved.
- No Rules!
Just make it your thing. No hard and fast rules to journal. Everyone’s approaches are different. So we can use any method that works for us. Don’t get overwhelmed by the designs; just simply use your creativity and aesthetics.
You’ll be astonished maybe after some months or years while continuing journaling and seeing your growth, “How much have I grown!”
So, what’s this waiting for?
Start journaling now!
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Mafroha Somiya
Intern, Content Writing Department
YSSE