PEN-TO-PAPER
WHY IT’S WISE TO JOURNAL
TRACK PROGRESS OVER TIME.
DISCOVER YOURSELF.
Starting an exercise routine? Making changes/improvements to
We don’t always know ourselves as well as we think we do, and
your diet? Journaling shows you what works and what might need
can change tremendously as we grow throughout the various
tweaking. A food journal can not only help you track your diet for
stages of life. Discover yourself again and again by recording
weight loss and general health, but can also be a useful tool for
your past experiences, feelings, likes and dislikes and more in your
finding food allergies that would otherwise go undiscovered.
journal.
GET OUT FEELINGS, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE.
GIVE FUTURE GENERATIONS A GLIMPSE OF YOURSELF.
Sometimes you need to get out some feelings and let’s face
Record who you are, what you feel and how you grow for your
it, social media is not always the best outlet! Your journal won’t
children … and their children.
accuse you of being boastful, throwing a pity party or argue
politics with you – grab a pen and let it out!
LEARN FROM PAST MISTAKES AND VICTORIES.
IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH.
It has been said that one of the greatest benefits of journaling is to
combat the negative effects of stress in your life. Everyone knows
It’s often easy to forget the path that led to your destination.
that stress causes your health to deteriorate and by eliminating
Whether you’ve had a huge success or epic failure, consider
unwanted stress, you have renewed energy and focus to live life
jotting down some notes of what you think got you there so that
to the fullest.
you can pocket it (or not!) for next time.
RECALL CHERISHED DETAILS OF PAST EVENTS.
IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS.
Whether you are a “writer” or not, journaling is one of the best forms
Have you ever had a glimpse of a memory that you wish was a
of brainstorming where you are free to write whatever comes to
little more vivid? Something that made you feel all warm and fuzzy
mind without any form of editing. Many times, this form of writing is
inside? Get these cherished memories down on paper so you can
unintentionally used for problem-solving in the workplace or other
relive the event later through your writing.
area of your life.
RECORD IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
RECORD GOD’S ANSWERS TO YOUR PRAYERS.
We all have important information that we need to keep on hand
Many times it may feel as if God has forgotten about you and
for various situations. Whether you are diabetic and need to track
you believe that your prayers are going unanswered. Recording
your vitals or you just need a place to keep track of your loved
His answers to your prayers often
ones birthdays, anniversaries and other special days, journals are
serves as a reminder of how
the perfect place to store this information!
perfect His timing and plan is for
your life.
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