Journaling

A few notes about journaling:

Journaling / your journal can be a dependable and enduring container for you and your process. Open yourself to writing and see what you discover.
Consider journaling an ongoing dialogue with yourself – your past self, present self, future self, the parts of you that need attention and voice.
Choose a journal or notebook that you feel comfortable writing in and crossing out and making “mistakes.” Focus on expressing your thoughts and feelings, your questions and wonderings, rather than grammar, spelling, or the pages looking good or being perfect. Painting, coloring, doodling, drawing simple shapes and symbols, and collaging in your journal can also deepen and add meaning to your experience, and even be fun as well.
Choose a regular time to journal (first thing in the morning, last thing at night, etc.) or anytime a thought or feeling surfaces.
Sometimes during difficult times or when we’re doing difficult work, it can be helpful to keep a journal nearby and write a bit every time you start feeling overwhelmed.
Consider recording your dreams in your journal. If you do, try writing in 1st person present, i.e., “I’m walking down the hall and I see a new door I haven’t noticed before.”

Take care and be well.