Learning To Keep A Journal

Keeping a personal daily record of events has always been a popular pastime

. It has become so popular that people have begun using "journaling" as a verb. Keeping a journal is a rewarding experience in many ways. There is no right or wrong way to do it, it takes only minutes a day, and you'll enjoy both short- and long-term benefits.

There are many different ways to keep a journal. Thanks to technological advances, we are no longer limited to hand-writing everything we wish to preserve, although many still choose this method for the ability to deliberate on every word used, as well as the tactile experience of holding a pen or pencil and moving their hand across a page. You can now type entries into a word processor, maintain a web log (blog), record your voice, or film yourself talking about events in your life. Or, you can use any combination of these methods for a wonderfully complete chronicle about you.

Even if you have decided on your favorite method of documenting your life, for a beginner it can be difficult to know exactly what to document. Start by noting the date of each entry, including day, month, and year. Naming the day is also wise, as you will not remember in 10 years if February 4, 2010, was a Monday, Wednesday, or Saturday (it was actually a Thursday). After the date, you can choose to note the weather, mention places you traveled to, work you did, people you talked to, how you felt in certain situations, anything you want. After some practice, you will begin to feel more comfortable and possibly develop a pattern. If you have an inclination to describe your feelings about people and events, you will find that sharing these reactions, opinions, and attitudes actually facilitate logical decision making or the skill of identifying underlying emotions. Think of a journal as free therapy!

A journal can be as private or as public as you choose, but keep in mind that you must be absolutely at ease with whatever level of privacy you decide on. You might be a very private person who is most happy with strict secrecy, gladly recording your innermost thoughts in a place only you can access. You might be a person who is pleased to share every notion that pops into your head on a blog which allows public viewing. Whatever your comfort level, stick with it. If you don't want to share with anyone, simply don't share. If you want everyone to know everything about you, feel free to invite everyone to your party.

Journaling offers the benefits of therapy, planning strategy, releasing emotions, and keeping track of what experiences you have had. The first benefactor is yourself.

by: Art Gib

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