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Journal Writing

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As a young girl my journal or diary was the place I could write down my deepest feelings. Now as an adult I still use it for that purpose. A journal is neutral. It is inanimate.A journal is not going to jump out of your hands and berate you for writing down what you think.

Use your journal to vent, rant and rage at the injustices in your life or the world. Write down your fears and concerns.  Write down the things that puzzle you. When a dear friend died I could write about how the loss was affecting me. It gave me the opportunity to vent the deep sorrow I felt.

Remember to also use your journal to brainstorm some solutions to problems, dream big dreams and express gratitude for the things you do have.

Using Your Journal- Create Your Dreams

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Journal writing is a critic free place to work out your hopes and dreams. Once you have looked at some creative problem solving you can then begin to layout your dreams.

Brainstorm dream ideas:

Without editing or hesitation write out some dreams. Examples- I want to have a large house on the ocean.  I want a million dollar income. I want three babies. I want to publish ten books.

Look over the list and pick out a couple that resonate with you the most.  Then list a couple of action ideas you would need to take to meet those dreams.

The journal is the opportunity to let loose your dreams. There is no one to say that can’t happen or it is just stupid. Remember to turn off your own internal critic too.