Your Reasons for not having a Journaling Habit are not enough

I know other journalers through my online writing cohort and social media connections. I don’t know other journalers among my family, friends, and acquaintances.

When others find out I journal, they express admiration.

In my visual journaling class, I was the only one who journaled. Even the instructor didn’t journal! (Is it so personal that people don’t want to share that they journal?)

There are always reasons for not journaling.

I don’t have time.

I don’t know how.

I don’t like writing.

None of these reasons hold up to why your should. Journaling helps you:

Plan.

Create.

Record events.

Work through your emotions.

Identify problems and problem-solve.

Those are just a few reasons.

Journaling is personal. It can be what you want it to be.

Journal for 5 minutes or 30 minutes. Write a response to a prompt or freestyle. Write gratitude. Two or three sentences are not enough to even feel like you are writing (and you hate that).

In the past 25 years, I started and stopped journaling many times. Finally, three years ago, I started journaling daily with prompts. Seven months ago, I changed to freestyle. 

Journaling is the one habit I wish I had kept 25 years ago.