"It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better." -- Ella Maillart
Journaling can be tedious and boring. The same old routines. The all too frequent whinings and rantings. The purpose of journaling is to get to know yourself better, to recognize patterns (in order to break or alter them), to have insights that will help you make better choices, to grow into the person you. want to be.
Journaling is a great way to get below the surface of your every day life … however, you need an opening, a crack in the door, a portal to your inner world. Questions often give us a way to think about things in different ways and prompt answers that may surprise us. One of my favorite journal prompts are questions overlaid on images that open up our memories and our imaginations.
Here are a few from my new Visual Prompts flip book. Try one in your journal and see where it takes you.
If these are helpful, click here for the Visual Prompts flip book which offers you more to choose from.
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In good times and challenging ones, practicing gratitude helps us recognize the good things in our lives and build resilience for the challenges that come our way. Gratitude journaling is one of the best ways to better understand yourself and deepen your practice of gratitude.
Any journal will do … however, here are two we are biased toward:
Gratitude Miracles, a 52-week journal filled with inspiring quotes and the science behind 13 amazing benefits of gratitude. Available from amazon.com:
Or, Gratitude Mojo, a 26-week, workbook format, which comes to you free with your annual paid subscription … including one copy for a friend because having a Gratitude Buddy makes the journey better.
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