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Have you ever done a google search on Journaling or a Pinterest search for that matter - there's stacks of stuff out there!  So I've decided to summarize it for you!  And of course, add my own spin because I think it is an extremely useful tool to use!

Many researchers out there are finding that Journaling has a positive impact on our physical well-being.  James Pennebaker (psychologist and researcher at the University of Texas) says that regular journaling strengthens immune cells - called T-lymphocytes. And other researchers have discovered that it decreases the symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis.  It also helps hugely with people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Interesting hey! 

Besides the health benefits, the other benefits (according to www.psychcentral.com) are: -

  • it helps you clarify your thoughts and feelings,
  • it helps you to get to know yourself better,
  • it definitely reduces stress,
  • it helps with problem solving by using your right-brain's creativity and intuition (and not just the left-brain's analytic side - although both are important.)
  • it helps with resolving disagreements with others.  Have you ever wished you had thought through issues before just vomiting it out there.  This is a good way to role play how to resolve disagreements / conflicts.
  • it helps with tracking patterns, trends, improvement and growth for example your exercise regime or your eating patterns or your child's development, or tracking an addiction or bad behavior - what are the triggers, etc.

Samuel L. Lytle (http://www.easyjournaling.com), has come up with 101 Reasons to Write a Journal, and I recommend you download this book.  However, I have summarized some of the reasons I found appealing from the book below :-

CREATIVITY


You can use CREATIVITY in any form of journaling.  And yes ... EVERYONE is CREATIVE!!!!

Creativity :-
  • become a better doodler or artist
  • discover different ways to express yourself
  • learn how to balance your creative and analytical sides of your brain
Writing:-
  • write down ideas before they are gone
  • record dreams before they are gone
  • develop plot-building skills
  • destroy writers block

SELF-IMPROVEMENT


Self-improvement, Problem Solving and Spirituality will be covered under my "Coaching by Season"

Self-improvement :- 
  • develop a bucket list
  • plan, prepare and perform
  • discover your talents and strengths and improve on them
  • overcome grief
  • remind yourself to change habits
  • develop gratitude
  • become more organised
Problem Solving:- 
  • develop understanding
  • Record the details of an argument
  • Clear your mind
  • Prepare for confrontation
Spirituality :-
  • Find out what YOU really believe
  • Record prayers
  • Confess and reconcile
  • Record inspirations


Have "we" convinced you that Journaling will be  beneficial to you?

Would you like to do some journaling work with me?  


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PLANNING & RECORDING


I will be giving you some tips on this in this series.

Daily Life :-
  • Remember events in creative ways
  • Learn how to notice little things
  • separate fact from fiction
  • create proof for legal issues
Logging :-
  • Track the calories you consume
  • record stages of pregnancy
  • record your dreams
  • record your million dollar ideas,
  • etc
Family:-
  • record important dates
  • record the lives of your children
  • record things your mom told you

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