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Today the world said “au revoir” to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. (That is until the Paralympics begin on August 28.)
Being the word nerd that I am, I not only celebrated the medals Team USA snagged in sports like basketball, track and field, gymnastics, and swimming, but I was also giddy that journaling was getting time to shine too!
Several Olympians shared before and during the games that journaling is part of their strategy for success.
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Writers should journal even if they feel like their schedule is too hectic to make the time. I know that if you’re a busy writer you may feel like journaling is a waste of time. After all, shouldn’t any time that you have to write be spent working on your book or blog or an article, essay, or poem? What’s the point in using that precious time to write words that no one else will see?
If this is your mindset about journaling, my mission is to change it.
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If you want to journal every day, you’ve got to be intentional and not simply hope that it’s going to happen. You need to plan to journal and then commit to sticking with the plan.
You need a time, a place, and a plan.
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Today is my birthday, my own personal New Year. And tomorrow is the Lunar New Year, so it’s a day of new beginnings indeed.
But turning 43 is weird. It’s not a milestone age like 30, 40, or 50.
I can’t all it my Jackie Robinson year like last year or my Obama year like next year.
Turning 43 doesn’t feel special. It just feels old.
But then I remind myself that as a cancer survivor, each birthday is a milestone. And aging is a gift.
My birthday journaling rituals always help shift my perspective.
Here are the 3 things I journal about each birthday…
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Journaling is one of the best things that I do for my marriage. But perhaps not in the way you think.
Yes, my husband and I have a couple’s journal. We even did a podcast episode about couple’s journaling. I think a couple’s journal is a great way to set expectations and goals. You could even make a couple’s bucket list.
But to be honest, we’re not very consistent with it. That couple’s journal isn’t the secret sauce. The magic happens in the journals that are mine and mine alone.
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