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"Regain Your Confidence, Reclaim Your Life">
The Power of Journaling
April 1, 2010
I just recently began keeping a personal account of my life, my hopes, my dreams, and everything that goes along with them, again after a long period of time away from it.
Why I allow myself to get lazy about my journaling I don't know. When I get stressed for time it's one of the first activities I let slide.
But I know better. Jounaling is something I recommend for most of my individual coaching clients, and I employ writing exercises in each of my coaching groups because I am aware of the many benefits of this age old practice.
In writing you can release negative emotions - feelings that only serve to keep you bogged down and unable to move forward on all you want in life. You can record special memories and events for the sheer joy of reliving them at a future date. It can be a place to celebrate our wins and count our many blessings. In doing so we raise our energy and open a path to receive even more abundance. But my favorite of all is to use pen and paper to create a detailed picture of the goals and dreams I want to achieve.
I've found that I reach more of the goals I set when I have a solid visual of them. And penning a picture is a great way to engage the good ol' right hemisphere of the brain to create a road map to our destination, and what we want the end result to look like, so that the linear, logical left hemisphere can begin to see it, believe it and take action on it.
So, when was the last time you kept a diary or journal? I challenge you to begin keeping one again and see where it takes you. It doesn't matter whether it's an expensive, fancy, leather-bound tome, or a cheap notebook from the dollar store. Just start dreaming, writing, and achieving!
Viki Stanley-Hutchison
Life Coach
Life Transitions for Women
http://www.lifetransitionsforwomen.com
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