I love to journal. In fact, I would say I’ve journaled my way to joy quite a few times over the last two years.
There’s a lot of power in journaling and journal prompts, whether it’s for happiness, joy or to work through your feelings.
It can all be done with a pen & paper, after all, didn’t someone say the pen is mightier than the sword?
So, I recently put my own advice to the test…
Journal to Joy
Since the Full Moon, I’ve been feeling a bit bleurgh about a lot of things. So during a meditation yesterday, I asked Why am I here? Will my people find me? What is my purpose?
I know it sounds a bit ‘woe is me’ but I get like that sometimes, it’s not always sunshine, rainbows and unicorns.
In a bid to turn things around I focused on my achievements for the day;
1. Wrote the first draft of my chapter for the Soul Shine book collaboration project
2. Organised things for the menopause healing support group including creating a WhatsApp group and emailing the overview out. (very exciting)
3. Completed VA work.
Then I wrote;
‘You are pretty amazing Jody, don’t forget that.
If your 39-year-old self could see you now, they wouldn’t believe or be able to conceive what you’ve achieved, it would have felt impossible. Keep going.’
I read the words again, smiled and felt the joy coming back.
Not only had I achieved quite a bit that day but I’d also channelled some uplifting, self-congratulations from myself, my higher self or my past self – whoever it came from, it felt good. And that’s when the joy came back.
It’s all in a feeling.
Journal Tips
So next time you’re feeling a bit like I was;
-Write down three things you’ve achieved. It can be that day, that week or that month.
And they don’t have to be huge things either; they say when you’re working towards your goals it’s the small steps you take each day that matter.
OR
-Reflect back on where you were one year, two or three years ago and what you’ve achieved since then.
OR
-Write three things you can do now but couldn’t do three years ago.
OR
-Think of some positive affirmations, write them down then say them out loud.
My favourites are: I am expansive. I am abundant. I am hope. I am worthy. I am proud. Say each one three times or until you really feel it. You’ll know when you feel it because you’ll be smiling or crying; either emotion is good.
And remember – YOU ARE AMAZING