Do you keep a journal? A diary? A blog?
Because you should.
There is article upon article, and study upon study talking about the positive effects that journaling can have on both our mental health, and even our physical health.
Writing things down has always helped me. Even to memorize things for school, if I write them down again and again, they stick longer and more clearly. I've kept journals off and on my entire life, sometimes I'll fill a notebook, other times it will be incomplete and I'll get a new one for a fresh start. I doodle, sketch, write poetry... and lay down my thoughts and feelings. See, a piece of paper and a pen can't judge you. A piece of paper and a pen won't argue, ridicule, or tell you what you SHOULD be doing. A piece of paper and a pen will never tell you that you're not good enough.
A piece of paper and a pen will simply listen.
And when you're finished, and your thoughts, joys, worries, tears, are on that inked up paper, you'll feel better. Your mind will be clearer, and you'll be able to face whatever it is head on!
You can totally journal positive things too, ya know. Writing things down can inspire gratitude, it can help you put all your dreams in one place and turn them into more obtainable goals, and it can help you to keep track of your accomplishments. You can look back on your writing and realize that you've gotten through a whole heck-uva-lot and you can feel proud of that.
Getting your thoughts out on paper can help you to not say hurtful things out loud, but instead to vent them out to a notebook. It can help you clear your mind so that you're better able to solve problems. It can help you to better understand yourself, and the ways in which you can make your life the best it can be.
So if you DON'T journal, I'd really encourage you to start. Don't write for anyone else but you. Thoughts, prayers, problems... write all of it down. See how it makes you feel!
Here's a great little article I found on Journaling, and how to start: http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-health-benefits-of-journaling/000721
Blessings,
Because you should.
There is article upon article, and study upon study talking about the positive effects that journaling can have on both our mental health, and even our physical health.
Writing things down has always helped me. Even to memorize things for school, if I write them down again and again, they stick longer and more clearly. I've kept journals off and on my entire life, sometimes I'll fill a notebook, other times it will be incomplete and I'll get a new one for a fresh start. I doodle, sketch, write poetry... and lay down my thoughts and feelings. See, a piece of paper and a pen can't judge you. A piece of paper and a pen won't argue, ridicule, or tell you what you SHOULD be doing. A piece of paper and a pen will never tell you that you're not good enough.
A piece of paper and a pen will simply listen.
And when you're finished, and your thoughts, joys, worries, tears, are on that inked up paper, you'll feel better. Your mind will be clearer, and you'll be able to face whatever it is head on!
You can totally journal positive things too, ya know. Writing things down can inspire gratitude, it can help you put all your dreams in one place and turn them into more obtainable goals, and it can help you to keep track of your accomplishments. You can look back on your writing and realize that you've gotten through a whole heck-uva-lot and you can feel proud of that.
Getting your thoughts out on paper can help you to not say hurtful things out loud, but instead to vent them out to a notebook. It can help you clear your mind so that you're better able to solve problems. It can help you to better understand yourself, and the ways in which you can make your life the best it can be.
So if you DON'T journal, I'd really encourage you to start. Don't write for anyone else but you. Thoughts, prayers, problems... write all of it down. See how it makes you feel!
Here's a great little article I found on Journaling, and how to start: http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-health-benefits-of-journaling/000721
Blessings,