{"id":9912,"date":"2022-03-03T21:19:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T02:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/achievepotential.ca\/?p=9912"},"modified":"2022-03-03T21:19:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T02:19:37","slug":"journaling-why-is-it-so-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futureachievers.ca\/journaling-why-is-it-so-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Journaling, Why is it so Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We hear a lot about journaling, but we are often not told why it is so important. Journaling is an easy thing that we can do to promote healing and bring peace to ourselves. A lot of times when we find ourselves awake at night, it\u2019s because we have something on our minds that\u2019s bothering us. Getting it out of our head and into a journal can help put our mind at ease so that we can sleep. It can also help us process how we\u2019re feeling so that we can find better solutions to whatever it is that we may be struggling with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Journal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This is our outlet to process our feelings. Sometimes we struggle to talk to others about how we\u2019re feeling, but we still need to let our thoughts and emotions out. Let\u2019s use our journal for this. Even if we feel like nothing is worth writing down, try anyways. We may surprise ourselves once we put pen to paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Journal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Journaling<\/a> can be messy and imprecise. It can take a while to understand how we\u2019re feeling. We should not wait until we\u2019ve sorted out our feelings to write them down. It\u2019s ok if we don\u2019t understand how we\u2019re feeling or don\u2019t have any solutions right now. Healing takes time. Keep in mind that we are not writing for an audience so it doesn\u2019t have to make complete sense. This is where a brain dump can put our mind at ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Building habits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Try to be consistent<\/a> with journaling. But, we should not pressure ourselves to write a certain amount. We just need to write as much as we need to. Let\u2019s not beat ourselves up if we don\u2019t write every night. This is not homework or an assignment. Trying to force ourselves to write the perfect journal or to write when we truly have nothing to write will negate the healing properties of journaling. It won\u2019t help if it feels like work. Building a habit takes time, just remember to keep at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Be honest with yourself <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The most important thing is to be honest with how we are feeling. If we\u2019re feeling truly upset about something, let\u2019s not sugarcoat it. Lying to ourselves is counterproductive and will actually set us back in finding peace. If we\u2019re used to bottling things up this can be hard, but we need to write honestly and allow ourselves to feel. No one will be reading it, so write down everything, even if it would hurt someone\u2019s feelings to read what we\u2019ve written. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Find a notebook and a pen, sit down, and write. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cYour Journal is like your bestfriend, You don’t have to pretend with it, you can be honest and write exactly how you feel\u201d <\/strong><\/p>

<\/p>– Bukola Ogunwale<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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