Journaling Your Way to Self Improvement and Personal Growth

How Journaling Works:

• The soul connects to paper because you write what comes to mind. This is known as stream of consciousness writing and it's the purest form of writing because it reaches the paper unedited.

  

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• By writing a little every day, you are in contact with your feelings, thoughts, opinions, etc. This is crucial to having a life filled with integrity. Or as we like to call it, living life authentically.

• You have a trusted confidante in your journal that you know will not spill your secrets. It's up to you to keep in a safe place.

• You can begin to express your creativity and individuality by carefully selecting a journal of who you are. It doesn't have to fancy or expensive, just feel good for you.

• The act of writing your thoughts down on paper, gives them legitimacy. It's a great time to really get to know yourself and take your hopes, dreams, and wants seriously.

• It becomes a history of you and you can look back and see where you were and how far you've come.

• It has been known to heal broken hearts, and has been a great source of strength for people undergoing certain changes.

Suggested Journaling Topics:

Please enjoy Ivy and Amanda's prompts to help you get writing. We've used many of them with at-risk youth in our English classes and shortly after, have seen positive results in their personal growth.

1) You at 85:
Imagine that today is your 85th birthday and a reporter is going over to your house to interview you. You have about 10 minutes to highlight important things in your life up to now. Discuss significant events in your life, people you've known and loved, places you've seen, good will that you've shown, etc. Describe your life exactly how you would like it to have been should you be 85 years old looking back.

2) My Favorite Treasure:
What is your favorite material thing? It should be something that holds great personal value to you. If you had to save one material thing from your house, what would it be? Discuss why it's so important to you? What value do you get out of it?

3) My Favorite Space:
Describe your favorite space in the whole world. It doesn't have to belong to you, but it should be the place that you go to that brings you great happiness, joy and a sense of safety.

For more ideas on journaling read through our lists of motivational quotes and comment on them.

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