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Journaling - The Write Stuff For You?
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Ginger, I understand that journaling can be a great outlet, but I feel like it can sometimes be a bit overwhelming, especially when trying to find the right prompts or structure. It can feel like there's so much pressure to make each entry perfect or meaningful.
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@ginnysnow Please be gentle on yourself! You are writing for you, not for an audience, not for a person other than just yourself. It doesn't have to be perfect, it doesn't have to be grammarly correct, it is just something that you want to write down. I bet there are others here who would agree with me and they may also chime in!
There are no Journal police, remember that. I have also struggled with just what to write down, but sometimes just getting started and putting pen to paper is all I needed to do. Start out by writing what is the weather outside, and go from there. How does it make you feel, and it will often lead off in other directions. Take a quote you saw and write about that. Use a different color pen if you want, or use your non-dominant hand. That's always an interesting experiment LOL
Ginger