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Journaling; The Stream of Consciousness; A Mindful Therapy!

“Fill your paper with the breathing of your heart’’ William Wordsworth 

Write what you feel, write what disturbs you, write when you are in fear, anxiety, tension, or even in a mood of happiness. Write like it is your friend, it is the way to recapture everything when you write. Write like it is a medicine, a meditation. What is important is that you are having a relationship with your mind through journaling. 

Journaling; The way of self-discovery; whispering to one’s own self and listening at the same time! 

That is one of the most benefits of journaling. Keeping a journal daily is not a mere hobby; rather it is a particularly good habit. It is the way to organize thoughts, preserve memories, being more self-aware, and practicing mindfulness at the same time. Maintaining a journal is a wonderful form of self-expression. It can be a part of life where you are restoring the slice of your life, valuing the moments of your life, keeping the moments that will turn into memories and a reliable track to keep your progress at per day to discover one day that how far you have come ahead from the first day of your journaling. A journal fills with alphabets is a wonderful gift to self, the most trustworthy record of the journey of life that stays with us longer than forever. 

You can start journaling at any age, at any time in the day though people usually prefer the Morning Journal or Journal before a good night’s sleep. It is highly recommended to implant the journaling habit inside your’s kids from early childhood. Journaling has numerous benefits. Regular journaling stretches your IQ. It is an exploration of language, a way to search for new vocabulary or new words. Journaling helps you to organize thoughts, evoke mindfulness, managing stress and anxiety to increase your well-being and improve your quality of life. It improves the articulation of words and enhances the writing skill. Overall, journaling is aiding writer’s block. It is such a hobby that improves memory, stretches the level of emotional intelligence, and is the address of well–being. Every day, self-talk for few minutes with yourself can help your visionary skill as well it helps you to take decisions according to your need. In a nutshell, maintaining a journal regularly is a wonderful therapy, the habit of self-improvement where you yourself your therapist and your teacher. 

Journal: Your sincere friend at every stage of life!

Read and keep few famous journals to inspire your journey to journaling. A Writer’s Diary by Virginia Woolf, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, and Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963 by Susan Sontag are a few names of famous journals to revitalize your writing spirit and to inspire you for journal writing in a regular way. Journaling is not only a hobby but also a faithful document of time that represents society, past and present. It is the witnesser of continuously evolving life, a constant holder of construction and reconstruction of Time. Make journaling a part of your life; it is your steadfast friend within all the changing times, zones, and perspectives.

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