Just Another Journal

As the week has gone on, doing a journal each morning and night has become nearly automatic. Trying out the five-minute journal has been nice. I really enjoy trying to think of things that I am grateful for and things that I think will make the day great right off the bat in the morning. Then, at night, reflecting on the day and thinking about what actually made the day awesome, and comparing it to my earlier “predictions.”

While I do enjoy the method I’m using, I sometimes struggle to just put something on paper. I’m the type of person to overthink things, and often I find myself digging too deep to try and fulfill the sections of the five-minute journal.But regardless of how long it may take me to jot down a few things from my head, I always get it done.

Ensuring I get my journal written each day took quite a bit of thought when I was starting, but with the help of a little app called Habits, things have gotten significantly easier. I am unsure for you Apple users, and does anyone even use Windows phone, are they still a thing? But the app I am using is on Android. There are a ton of habit building apps out there, but what I love about this app is that there’s no unnecessary fluff. When installing it, I saw something I don’t think I’ve ever seen before when trying out an app. On the screen listing any required permissions for the app, i.e. Contacts, Location, Files, etc., a message popped up that said, “This app requires no additional permissions.” I knew that I would enjoy it. As of right now, I use the app to notify me and track if I’ve written my journal and accomplished a daily reading goal I’ve decided to set for myself. The evening journal is also a good notification as a sort of nudge to get ready for bed.

Overall, I’m enjoying the idea of journaling each day. Helps just add some structure to the morning and night, as well as helps at least a bit with the spiral of madness that is one’s own thoughts. As mentioned before, I want to try different journaling methods, so tonight will be my last five-minute journal. For the next week, I will be trying out a combination of two methods. In the morning I will be writing morning pages, go figure. The idea behind morning pages is to simply write what comes to mind. My evening journal will be done in what I’ve found referred to as proprioceptive writing. The concept being, to simply let the pen follow your thoughts, not only following but also taking note of what runs thru the mind.

Hope your week is going well! I know mine has been!

86 thoughts on “Just Another Journal”

  1. You can surely come up with a large amont of cash if you
    participate in it wisely wikth attention paid to every single step or decision you make.
    It appears like they’re opposed to gambling and are limiting the wager until sure they are going
    to win. Then when he hits the flop together with his JT on thee J43 rainbow board,
    he’ll not be ble too move away from iit and are
    outkicked at showdown.

    Like

    Reply

  7. What you posted was actually very logical. But, think about
    this, what if you wrote a catchier post title?
    I am not suggesting your information isn’t solid, however
    what if you added a title that makes people desire more?
    I mean Just Another Journal – Trying Out Before Buying In is a little vanilla.
    You should look at Yahoo’s front page and watch how they
    create article titles to grab people to click. You might add a related video or a
    related picture or two to get people excited about
    everything’ve got to say. Just my opinion, it might
    make your posts a little bit more interesting.

    Like

    Reply

  9. Aw, this was a really nice post. Finding the time and actual effort to produce
    a very good article… but what can I say… I put things
    off a lot and don’t manage to get anything done.

    Like

    Reply

  13. Hello there! I just want to give you a huge thumbs up for the excellent
    information you have right here on this post.
    I am coming back to your web site for more soon.

    Like

    Reply

  14. You are so interesting! I don’t believe I have read through a single thing like
    that before. So good to discover somebody with original thoughts on this
    topic. Really.. thank you for starting this up. This web site is one thing that is required on the internet, someone with some originality.

    Like

    Reply

  16. You’re so cool! I don’t think I’ve truly read anything
    like this before. So nice to find another person with some original
    thoughts on this subject matter. Really.. many thanks for
    starting this up. This site is something that’s needed on the web,
    someone with some originality.

    Like

    Reply

  17. May I simply say what a relief to find someone that truly knows
    what they are talking about online. You actually realize how to bring an issue to light and make it
    important. More and more people should look at this and understand this side
    of the story. I was surprised that you are not more popular given that you certainly have the gift.

    Like

    Reply

  18. An outstanding share! I’ve just forwarded this onto
    a coworker who has been doing a little homework on this.
    And he actually bought me lunch simply because I stumbled upon it for him…
    lol. So allow me to reword this…. Thank YOU for the meal!!
    But yeah, thanx for spending some time to talk about this subject
    here on your website.

    Like

    Reply

  19. Having read this I believed it was really enlightening.

    I appreciate you finding the time and effort to put this informative
    article together. I once again find myself personally spending way
    too much time both reading and leaving comments. But so what, it was still worthwhile.

    Like

    Reply

  20. Hello there! I could have sworn I’ve been to this web site before but after browsing through some of the posts I realized it’s new to me.
    Anyways, I’m certainly delighted I found it and I’ll be
    bookmarking it and checking back regularly.

    Like

    Reply

  22. We’ｒe a group of volunteers аnd opening a new ѕcheme in oᥙr community.
    Your web site provided us wіth valuable information to worқ on. You have dօne an іmpressive joЬ and our whoⅼe communitʏ will be ցгateful
    to үou.

    Like

    Reply

  23. Wow! Thіs could be օne paгticular of the most useful blοgs We havе ever arrive acrⲟss on this subject.

    Basically Excellent. I аm also a specialist in this topic therefore I
    can understand your hard work.

    Like

    Reply

  26. hｅllo!,I reaply like y᧐uг writіng so so much!
    percentage we be in contact more approximately yoᥙr post on AOL?
    I need an expert in this ѕρace to resߋlve my problem.Μay be tat іs you!
    Lookimg ahead to look you.

    Like

    Reply

  27. You really make it appear really easy with your presentation however I to find this topic to be really one thing which I believe I might never understand.

    It kind of feels too complex and extremely broad for me.
    I’m taking a look ahead in your next publish, I’ll try to get the dangle
    of it!

    Like

    Reply

  30. I was pretty pleased to discover this page. I need to to thank you
    for ones time for this fantastic read!! I definitely really liked every bit of it and I have you book-marked to see new stuff in your blog.

    Like

    Reply

  34. Aw, this was a very good post. Taking a few minutes and actual effort to generate a good
    article… but what can I say… I procrastinate a whole lot and never seem to get nearly anything done.

    Like

    Reply

Leave a reply to Otto Cancel reply