Truth be told I am a journaler, a writer, the type of person who likes to read the paper copy of something. I am not sure why but there is just something about it. In high school I filled journals with how the days went, my problems, solutions, dreams and goals. Looking back I realize it was a way for me to decompress, destress, and get anything off my chest. Now you are probably wondering if I still have those high school journals. And I do, not all of them but I have 3 or 4! They are sitting in a box along with my drawing books and I will probably keep them forever.
After high school I drifted away from journaling then in 2017 I started Entirely Taylor this blog and it has sorta been like a journal in a way. But at the start of the year I started journaling on and off then recently I started morning journaling. I know it may sorta sound silly but it has been amazing for not only my mental health but my mood and well being. And It may be just that little thing that helps you too.
Why I Started Morning Journaling
The beginning of 2022 was sorta a rough one, I was mad because the school I was supposed to start the September before fell though due to their lack of communication between staff and utter rudeness. I was frustrated that I had to wait a whole year to start at a different school. I was spread thin working working a filling in at another job. Over tired because Greyson will not sleep in past 5 am. Then to top it off we got the CV it wasn’t that bad but the 2 week quarantine drove me crazy. Then icing on the cake the next month we the kids and I got a stomach bug (it was much worse than covid). It just felt like it was one thing after the next for months and months. I was beyond exhausted, always angry it felt like and just bleh.
I tried to look to the positive and to see the light, telling myself others have it much worse and I should be happy, little did I realize that just made it so much worse. I even went to the doctors and was told it’s probably PMDD (find out more here). I was suggested to go on continuous birth control but that was not something I was comfortable with so I started searching for non medical solution. That is when I found morning journaling and starting picking up some health books.
What Is Morning Journaling?
It is journaling in the morning, for me I like to take 1 to 2 pages, I start by just writing what’s comes to mind even it is seems useless or silly think of it as a brain dump. After that I start with some promts such as How am I feeling? How do I want to feel today? What do I need to do to achieve this? Do I have any Daily goals? What are 3 things I am grateful for? What about today brings you excitement or joy?
There are millions and millions of propmts you could use but those are a few of my favorite. Then at the end of the night if I am feeling up for it I write about how the day was. What was my favorite memory of the day? How would I rate it from not good to amazing? How can I make tomorrow great?
3 Benefits of Morning Journaling
1| Help to clarify and prioritize and balance the day.
I have found it every helpful to just think about the day as a whole and how I want it to go, where I want it to go and how will I achieve it. It is like clearing all the clouds so that you can have a clear day to start from.
2| Spark ideas and imagination
Sometimes it leads to great ideas or it can give you a new perspective on something you have been mulling over.
3| It is a place to rant and vent
Feeling like you need to let it all out? Then let it flow! Let is explode and do not hold back. You can write anything and everything. Maybe you are overfilled with joy too so let that flow. Boast about something amazing that happened. Relax and let it flow, however it comes to your mind.
Here is my challenge to you, try writing in your journal for 7 days. They do not have to be pne
