If last week’s post ‘10 Health Benefits of Journaling‘ inspired you to pick up your pen, here are some different ideas to get you started. There really is a journaling style for everyone, whether you want to simply jot down a few points or devote a whole book to a specific area of your life. I’ve started a new Pinterest board on journaling here. It’s full of how-to guides and images to spark inspiration.Read More
I recently wrote about how keeping a journal formed my pathway to writing and how regular journaling helps me in so many ways (you can read that post here). Below are ten health benefits of journaling that I have personally experienced. If it inspires you to pick up a pen, look out for next week’s post ‘10 Ways to Start a Journal‘.Read More
“My brother and sister had a flannel fight. I opened the door and got a wet flannel in my face.” My first attempt to keep a diary began when I was seven. I had a five year Flower Fairy diary. I felt so grown up having a tiny gold key to lock away my secrets. By thirteen, my secret diary included pictures of the pop group Boyzone. I’d also started listing goals, noting achievements and writing about difficult feelings; worrying about school or sadness that a beloved pet had died. I began each year with the intention to write in my diary every day. That rarely happened, but my diaries still give a wonderful snapshot of my childhood.Read More
New Year’s Eve. Party night. I used to feel so much pressure to go out and have fun. There was expectation, though it was rarely met. Going out was busy and expensive. Tensions ran high and I often found myself the sober mediator between friends and their boyfriends in drunken rows. I’d feel myself flagging, wondering how much longer until the clock struck midnight. Of course, pushing myself in this way meant I’d start the New Year feeling exhausted and needing to rest before I could embrace the new start. Read More