Have you experienced something special recently and thought to yourself “I’ll never forget this moment”? Are there moments in your life you wish you could remember better but the memory is starting to fade? Many of us go through life without ever recording one word of how we feel about it other than in an email or in talking about it out loud when reminiscing every so often. This is a tragedy. We have this idea that special moments come along every now and then, when someone has a baby or when someone gets married. These are indeed special events, and those who journal, might make an effort to sit down specifically to reflect on big events. However, these are certainly not the only opportunities for reflection. Learning, creating, believing, experiencing, growing happens everyday. We are missing opportunities left and right to document the times of our lives. We are missing moments every day that are chalked up as “everyday stuff”. Look a little deeper and you’ll realize those “everyday moments” are what have shaped you into who you are today. You will not want to forget them. I invite you today to think of really engaging in your life and actively making an effort to remember it. People often think journaling has to be so profound, deep, insightful or possibly even lengthy. This is so not the case my friends. Journaling can be a way to document your thoughts feelings and behaviors around your day to day life. There’s no better way to get to know yourself and discover what things stand out to you. There’s no better way to discover who you are. Start with the commitment to just start jotting things down and see what happens. You may have heard of a gratitude journal. Some folks say simply doing a gratitude journal has been life changing by focusing solely on the positive things to be thankful for each day. I agree with this strategy and believe strongly whatever you’re grateful for should be included, but also believe in keeping one space where you write everything to keep it simple. If you don’t want to just sit down and list 5 things your thankful for that day, don’t. Write about what things you noticed, what funny thought you had, what stupid idea ran through your mind, what frustrated you that day, what got you thinking. The options are endless. Just write. Assuming you’ll remember all the details later is unfortunately not true.
Interested in learning more about ways to pursue your true life passions? Life Coach Laurie Knight offers a free ezine, THE DIVA DIRECTION, that includes helpful tips/ tools/ and lots of FREE resources to help you Organize and Simplify so you can stay inspired, motivated, and on fire about life. Sign up today at http://www.GoingDiva.com
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Self Improvement Through Journaling - Document Your Life
By Laurie Knight
Reflective Awareness
Have you experienced something special recently and thought to yourself “I’ll never forget this moment”? Are there moments in your life you wish you could remember better but the memory is starting to fade? Many of us go through life without ever recording one word of how we feel about it other than in an email or in talking about it out loud when reminiscing every so often. This is a tragedy. We have this idea that special moments come along every now and then, when someone has a baby or when someone gets married. These are indeed special events, and those who journal, might make an effort to sit down specifically to reflect on big events. However, these are certainly not the only opportunities for reflection. Learning, creating, believing, experiencing, growing happens everyday. We are missing opportunities left and right to document the times of our lives. We are missing moments every day that are chalked up as “everyday stuff”. Look a little deeper and you’ll realize those “everyday moments” are what have shaped you into who you are today. You will not want to forget them. I invite you today to think of really engaging in your life and actively making an effort to remember it. People often think journaling has to be so profound, deep, insightful or possibly even lengthy. This is so not the case my friends. Journaling can be a way to document your thoughts feelings and behaviors around your day to day life. There’s no better way to get to know yourself and discover what things stand out to you. There’s no better way to discover who you are. Start with the commitment to just start jotting things down and see what happens. You may have heard of a gratitude journal. Some folks say simply doing a gratitude journal has been life changing by focusing solely on the positive things to be thankful for each day. I agree with this strategy and believe strongly whatever you’re grateful for should be included, but also believe in keeping one space where you write everything to keep it simple. If you don’t want to just sit down and list 5 things your thankful for that day, don’t. Write about what things you noticed, what funny thought you had, what stupid idea ran through your mind, what frustrated you that day, what got you thinking. The options are endless. Just write. Assuming you’ll remember all the details later is unfortunately not true.
Interested in learning more about ways to pursue your true life passions? Life Coach Laurie Knight offers a free ezine, THE DIVA DIRECTION, that includes helpful tips/ tools/ and lots of FREE resources to help you Organize and Simplify so you can stay inspired, motivated, and on fire about life. Sign up today at http://www.GoingDiva.com
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