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5 new ways to journal

Categories: Healthy Habits, Stress Reduction, Diet & Weight Loss, Motivation

Journaling, or keeping a diary, has been shown to have amazing benefits. It can lower your stress level, help you let go of what's bothering you, raise self esteem, and assist you in clarifying your wants and needs in life. It's cheap, and it's easy, but a lot of people still have a really hard time with it.

It's not hard for me to sit down and write a couple pages on my thoughts of the day (or, even just a particular episode). But then again, I'm a writer -- that's what I do.

The thing that seems to throw the people I've talked to for a loop is trying to write something to and for themselves -- they're able to write letters to other people, and they can write a paper if you give them a topic, but they have a hard time just sitting down and writing whatever comes to mind, just for the heck of it. I've got some suggestions (some are courtesy of RedBook) that might make it a little easier to get started. Leave a comment if any of these, or something else, has worked for you!

5 Ways to Journal(click thumbnails to view gallery)

Address it to someoneTry bloggingSpeaking of pictures ...Start with eventsSet aside a particular time

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