Art Of Journaling.
Making friends is part of life. Where there are some friends to take your life to the next level. In life, the decisions that we make at every stage molds our future, in which the friends we have also holds an important position. When we’re stuck they guide us. They’re with us in every moment whether good or bad. Good friends are the ones that stay by your side, regardless of whatever the situations which may be positive or negative.
As I said before making friends is part of life, we would have made friends at every stage of our life like at school, collage and work at that time we would have shared our thoughts, feelings and the way we feel, with them which made us feel relived and better. But it is not possible for us to share with them whenever we feel like as because they are busy with their commitments, family, job,etc. So what to do about it…..?? Let me tell you something which helped me to overcome this challenge…..Its JOURNALING.
Are you wondering to know about journaling..? Journaling is a psychotherapeutic method. Journaling is the practice of keeping a diary or journal which explores your thoughts and emotions you experience in your life. Journaling helps to reduce stress by helping one to get rid of negative thoughts, fears, struggles without being judged. Journal is a way to track your everyday life. It helps process emotions in a positive way and creates an opportunity for connecting with inner self.
Let’s be honest we all have at least once tried to maintain a journal. It likely felt good to get all those thoughts and feelings out of your head and down on paper. As we grow older, we stopped it because we’re busy with our commitments and didn’t have time for it and journaling at that age seemed to be silly. But it isn’t silly because journaling is also a self-care.
Interesting Facts About Journaling::
Great personalities like Isaac Newton, Abraham Lincoln, Andy Warhol, Leonardo Da Vinci, Marcus Aurelius, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway, George Bernard Shaw were journal writers.
When Vasco Da Gama made an expedition to India in 1497, he journalized his Journey and experience .Which was later recorded by Alvaro Velho know as ” a journal of the first voyage of Vasco Da Gama, 1497-1499″ . Velho is also one of the sailor who took part in the first Portuguese expedition to India.
Benefits of journaling:
* Reduces Stress.
* Improve Your Immune System.
* Self Confidence.
* Master Your Emotions.
* Know Yourself Better.
* Self Healing.
* Keeps Memory Sharp.
* Boosts Mood.
* Helps You Sleep Better.
* Moves You Toward Goals.
* Helps you to Learn from Experience.
How to Write Journal:
Writing a Journal isn’t a big deal…..it’s all about writing your emotions, the way you feel. The journal is all about you. Journaling for mental health can alter your thinking patterns in a positive way and promote a healthier mind.
Here are some tips to keep in mind while writing journal:
* Pick a particular time every day to write journal.
* Write in a calm and peaceful mind.
* Write the date, day, time.
* Write down the details.
* Express your thoughts and Emotions.
* Track your mood (with the scale of 1-10 or with descriptions such as happy or sad).
What to Write in a Journal:
Try writing your achievements no matter big or small, by overlooking your achievements you might get an immense confidence in yourself. Your goals and dreams, which might give you a clear idea to achieve them. Your worst situation, as being a worst situation you would have not shared with anyone else because being judged or because people might talk at your back so that you would have kept it within yourself for so long. Now it’s time to write it down in journal as it is safe and it’s all about you.
Still difficult deciding what to write in a journal, try writing one of these topics:
Still difficult deciding what to write in a journal, try writing one of these topics:
* Activities you have been doing the past days.
* Important events in your life.
* What you’re worried about or bothered by.
* Future goals or achievements you wish to accomplish.
* Important decisions you have made.
* What made you feel good or you enjoyed doing.
Journal to know you, to know what you’re capable of…!!