I know I’ve said this so many times over the past few months but 2020, what a year, with its ups and downs, it’s been the year which I got to know myself the best, not taking things for granted as we used to and diving into all things holistic in search of some deeper meaning into my days.
I’m sure you, like me, have been looking all over for bullet journal, self-care practices, and so on… We are here to make your life easier and hopefully, the tips below will bring some clarity into blurred and unstable thoughts.
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These are some of the reasons why you should get into journaling ASAP, believe me, once you’ll start you’ll never look back. A practice that will definitely guide you on the path of a calmer self much needed these days.
1. Positive Self-Talk
Use your journal to practice a better way to communicate with yourself in a more positive manner
Write down positive things about yourself, things you love about yourself, and use this space to learn how to combat harmful words about yourself with more positive and loving words.
2. Practice Gratitude
Every Day and Act As If Things Are Already Happening Around You
It’s so easy to take things for granted, which is why we all need to start journaling. Gratitude is something we all should practice more. This awesome tool helps us to become more aware of our lives and what we should be thankful for.
3. Write Down Your Core Values
And Act In Alignment With Them
A great framework for discovering core values. Using your journal space is a great way to determine what YOUR values are in your life. It will set out a clear understanding of what’s important and what can be left aside. It also will help you to create a clear vision of your goals and what they mean to you.
4. Elaborate a Self-Care Checklist
To Easily Achieve Your Personal Goals
Keep a personalised checklist for mindfully managing difficult emotions. Self-care is such an important part of our wellbeing, keep a checklist to help look after YOU more by jotting down ways you can healthily deal with emotions such as stress or feeling exhausted.
5. It’s All About Affirmations
Quotes & Mantras
Make space for words that move you deeply, because who doesn’t love a good quote right. Reading positive affirmations or quotes will boost your mood for the day.
What sets them into your mindset even more than reading them? By actually writing them down!
How to Journal and Practice More Self-care?
As we navigate our way through the year, we will always remember that self-care has jumped to the front stage with experts, doctors, and almost the entire world pushing forward the need to be more present than ever in our day to day lives. With the help of Alex Philips from Saint Belford, we have gathered a few self-care tips to keep in mind and come back to them every time you feel the need to do so.
1. Be Okay With Changing Your Values, Beliefs, And Goals
Your values and beliefs are naturally going to evolve over time, and as a result, what’s important to you now might change, and that’s okay. Contradictions are normal—it’s inevitable when we’re exposed to new ideas, experiences, cultures, perspectives, and people.
What we’re exposed to is going to affect how we view the world and it’s going to influence what we define as important.
You’re allowed to change your mind
You’re allowed to change your opinion. You’re allowed to change direction. There’s no need to hold onto something that doesn’t feel right or true to you anymore.
2. Put In Your Non-Negotiables First When Planning Out Your Week
Figure out what your priorities are—your most important tasks/commitments—and schedule those things first. Let everything else work around your priorities instead of trying to “make time” for your priorities during the week.
That is how you keep yourself at the top of your to-do list.
It’s not about “finding” the time. It’s about scheduling time for what matters most to you.
This will also make it easier for you to say no to tasks/commitments that pop up during the week because the time slot that might have been vacant has already been allocated to what you have deemed as important.
3. Do More Things Just For The Fun Of It
What’s your idea of fun? Do more of that.
Incorporate more “play” into your week
And embrace your inner child.
4. Acknowledge Everything That You Got Done This Week
Acknowledge everything you achieved this week, including all the ticks on your habit tracker and all the positive choices you made for yourself.
We can be so hard on ourselves at times and focus exclusively on the things we haven’t done instead of giving ourselves full credit for the things we managed to get done, so let this be a reminder.
Shift the spotlight and applaud your efforts.
5. Do One Thing You’ve Been Putting Off Lately
What have you been putting off lately? What’s something you’ve said you’ve wanted to do but haven’t put any plans into motion? The purpose of this is not to make you feel guilty for not doing that thing. The purpose is to check in with your intentions, however big or small and ask yourself if it’s still important.
Maybe it isn’t and that’s okay, but if it is, you owe it to yourself to honour those intentions. Schedule time for it. Schedule it into your week.
Subtract from your schedule to make time for this commitment if it’s truly important to you.
6. Ask For Help When You Need It
This could be simply asking for help at work to solve a problem or it could be a little more serious like sitting down with your best friend and asking them to provide some perspective because you’re struggling.
There is no shame in asking for help. Don’t let your pride get in the way. You’re not expected to shoulder the weight of everything. We all need it at some point in our lives. Don’t assume that people know exactly what you need. Only you will know deep down what you need and it’s your responsibility to honour that.
Asking for help also gives other people permission to ask for help, so be the example and reach out when you need it.
7. Let Go Of The Things You Can’t Control
Focus your energy on the things you can control. This is a lesson I keep re-learning and I’m sure many of you can relate too.
We can’t control what other people say or do to us but we can (with a lot of practice) control how we show up.
We can control how we respond. We can rise above the triggers.
Focusing on your response instead of focusing on how other people “should” act/respond isn’t always easy, but it’s the path that leads to growth and inner peace. Focusing on the latter is simply a waste of energy—we need to keep reminding ourselves of this fact. journaling ideas self care self care self care journaling ideas journaling ideas journaling ideas jou
General FAQS
What are good things to journal about?
These are some of the things you should be mindful of when writing in your journal.
- The Day to Day Happenings of your Life.
- Thoughts and Feelings.
- Quotes Journal.
- Things you Need to Get Done.
Does journaling help with anxiety?
It’s simply writing down your thoughts and feelings to understand them more clearly. And if you struggle with stress, depression, or anxiety, keeping a journal is a great idea. It can help you gain control of your emotions and improve your mental health.
Is it better to journal in the morning or at night?
When you write in the morning, you’re able to impact your mind throughout the day because the day hasn’t started yet. That’s not to say that journaling at night is useless. It just doesn’t achieve the same purpose as writing in the morning.
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