Why Journal?*
Why journal? To find the missing pieces; say the unsaid; understand your life process; reach into the hidden recesses of your self; achieve clarity, direction, and certainty in your life; move forward out of chaos and confusion into focus and balance. Keeping a journal will reveal the patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in your professional and personal life. Why journal? To do what makes your heart sing!
Some of the many important results you can achieve through journaling:
To know who you are
To turn problems into opportunities, gifts
To learn to trust yourself as your own counselor
To release feelings, turmoil, stress
To access information from your subconscious mind
To find answers to what seems to be unanswerable
To capture the teachings of your past
To record experiences and thoughts you want to keep and remember
To awaken the writer's voice within you
To communicate with others when talking is difficult or impossible
To integrate what you are learning from a class, lecture, or life situation
To know yourself as a spiritual being
To heal the past
To live from being awake and aware of the present
To create the future by conscious choice
To understand the connection between thought and health
To understand your "partners" in life
To discover your life purpose
To develop a step-by-step plan to reach your goals and dreams
TO CAPTURE JOY!
* Excerpt from Journaling For Joy (Copyright © 1991 by Joyce Chapman)
