Journal with a purpose. Finally figure out the puzzle that is You!

What is Journaling?

Historically journaling has been the practice of humans putting pen to paper in an effort to document their thoughts, emotions, or circumstances. What makes journaling so unique is you can honestly ‘journal’ about anything: from gardening and weather journals to forgiveness and trauma healing journals and much more in between. Journaling truly is yours to craft in whatever way works best for you. Pen to paper has long been the preferred method (and I still advocate for this style) for many cathartic reasons, however with the advent of technology there really is no one best way to journal. Honestly the best way is the way that works for You. You can video journal, voice note journal, photo journal, location journal, use an app or a tablet, or an ‘old fashioned’ paper journal with a fancy pen.

Looking for a distraction free tablet that can convert to digital when needed but still using the pen to “paper” method I like The Remarkable.

Looking for a robust app where you can create different journals on different topics, robust search feature and all around amazing way to document and organize many areas of your life I enjoy Day One. Follow The Sweet Setup for a very helpful start up guide for Day One App.

In the end Journaling is about creating a better relationship with the circumstances life throws at us everyday. I believe Journaling is a master key to unlock and unscramble our own personal life code, to better figure out the puzzle that is us, how each of us uniquely define and live a life worth living.

Why Journaling? This wellness practice has been shown to:

• Reduce, even alleviate, depression and anxiety as well as Cognitive Behavioral therapy.

• Cultivate personal gratitude.

• Change our relationship with negative thought patterns, create a more positive uplifting healing mindset.

• Heal trauma.

• Improve memory and focus.

• Increase overall feeling of well being.

• Help with planning, clarity of goals and vision.

Journaling has long been considered a ‘keystone habit’. Meaning this one habit is a key, a bridge, to building other healthy habits in our life.