The Journal of Life
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Angelia Yelder
Why Journal...
understanding the purpose of life!
Experts estimate that the mind thinks between 60,000 – 80,000 thoughts a day. That's an average of 2,500 – 3,300 thoughts per hour. You may wonder, what do we do with all those thoughts, and where do we keep them?
Would you be surprised to know that we keep a lot of things in our heads, but we put less down on paper. All those thoughts and ideas bouncing around can sometimes feel overwhelming. You have to-do lists, hopes, dreams, secrets, failures, love, loss, ups and downs. Ideas come and go, feelings pass. How do you remember all of them? How do you keep them organized? A great way to keep your thoughts organized and to clear your mind is to write them down in a journal.
Writing is a great exercise for anyone and by expressing yourself in a personal place is a wonderful way to stay sane.
7 Surprising Benefits of writing a journal...
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Journal writing helps you think things through. It's a great way to talk to yourself without actually "talking to yourself".
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Journal writing is like having a personal therapist on retainer. Most of the time when you see it on paper, it looks different and it clearly tells the story.
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Journaling gets you into the habit of writing regularly. The idea is to; just write!
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Journal writing is an ancient practice, it's our history at best.
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Reading old entries can be illuminating and filled with a life full of memories.
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Journal writing helps you express gratitude, because at the end of the day, you are alive and have a lot to be thankful for.
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Journaling helps you find ideas to write about. Ideas don't come easy, so you would want to capture the million dollar "ah ha' moment.
Happy Journaling...just write!
