Journal Your Way Through
By Contributor,Angela B. Thompson
‘Tis the Season for Journaling!
Some of us find the holidays one of the most enjoyable
times of the year, while others find it a very difficult time to get through because
of personal, financial or emotional concerns. Through journaling you can record
your thoughts, dreams, emotions, aspirations, fears, triumphs and experiences
in a small writing book, PC, electronic tablet, or notebook.
Journaling
is self expressive. No one is looking
over your shoulder. So you do not have
to be concerned with grammar or spelling. It’s an intimate way to be
self-expressive with SELF. If
you can look at your situation(s) in a mature way, what would you change?
The psychological definition for the
term MATURITY is used to indicate how a person responds to the circumstances or
environment in an appropriate manner (Wikipedia.com). What’s appropriate to one
may not necessarily be appropriate to another.
That’s the beauty in journaling.
You can be as free and expressive as you want!
No
matter how old one becomes there is always a lesson to be learned. There is something to be said about the
process of maturity. Not necessarily
with age comes maturity, but maturity is an aged process.
Living in a world that
has embraced the fast pace, everything has to be quick, fast and in a hurry in
order to be a measure of importance and value.
There are some things that are learned in progression, over a period of
time. Take for instance, any fine cook
or chef will tell you that from experience some of the most delectable meals
are made on a slow burner, savoring the essence and the flavor of that
particular dish; allowing the natural flavoring, the nectar and nutrients to
deliciously blend together.
Journaling
Exercise 1:
Question: What areas of your life do you need to put on
the slow burner, add some spice to and stir up? Take as long as you like to freewrite (write without stopping) any thoughts
that come to mind after reading this question.
Don’t worry about the grammar, spelling or
forming complete sentences. Express
yourself freely and naturally. Just as a fine wine
once aged is sipped and hits the palate; or the magnificence of
the morning glory flower covered with dew unfolding its
beauty at daybreak; or the conception of life, the act of birth, and the
nurturing of our children- these progressions cannot be appreciated without the
necessary steps preceding its natural order.
Through journaling you can form a creative expression that gives you
the opportunity to turn the filter off to openly listen and communicate with
yourself (emotionally, socially and wholly) while working through your holiday
challenges.
Journaling Exercise 2:
Instead of complaining
about life’s little lessons, how about taking the mature route and plan a
better future for 2013? List five things
that you want to accomplish next year and what resources you may need to
accomplish your goals in year 2013.
Happy
Journaling!~~
Angela B. Thompson is an author and expressive writing coach. She believes in the power of words transforming the ordinary to extraordinary. She teaches others to find their own creative expression through their written inspiration. For more info on her work—express yourself at: www.realyricals.weebly.com
