How I managed to write on my journal every single day of 2016
When journaling was a thingâŚand then it disappeared
For years during my adult life I struggled with starting a journal. You know, simple, personal daily journaling where we sit down and write about our day. It doesnât need to be public. It is a space that is all ours, with our own reflections and sorrows.
The weird thing is that I remember having lots of âDiariesâ when I was young. I enjoyed writing on my âDiaryâ. It was a daily practice that soothed my pre and adolescent despair. I decorated it with drawings. I even did collages with small souvenirs of my young adventures. By the end of the year, my diary was huge!! And kept them hidden from view, of course.
What happened to this habit? It has suddenly disappeared by the time I entered the âgrown-upâ stage of my life. I donât remember when it was exactly, but it just happened. Poof! One day I was journaling, the other I was more interested in, what? Internet? Sometimes I wonder if the Internet destroyed some of my habits. It probably did⌠See, I grew up without internet and then this new amazing technology appeared and dominated me. It was fascinating. Maybe it is Internetâs faultâŚI donât know.
Anyway, when I reached my 30âs and started to worry about productivity, I found out that there is such a thing as adult journaling!
Wait, what? Adults have diaries too?
I wondered how I could start this habit. There are tons of articles online stating that journaling is good for your brain, good for stress-management, good for creativity and so on.