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title: "(JTC) Journaling Tips #55 - A Room with a View"
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# (JTC) Journaling Tips #55 - A Room with a View

Tag - [Creative Journaling](https://www.createwritenow.com/journal-writing-blog/topic/creative-journaling)

Author - [Mari L. McCarthy](https://www.createwritenow.com/journal-writing-blog/author/mari-l-mccarthy)

Published - September 4, 2010

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With daily journaling, we can get into a habit of writing everything in the first person. Ah, the good, old, reliable data dump, “I hate my life. I can’t stand my bosses, I feel flat and bloated, I, I, I…!

View your life from a broader perspective. Write in your journal using the third  person and see how the story unfolds.  According to a journaling tips email I got recently from the International Association of Journal Writers (IAJW), it’s called ‘Altered Viewpoint’:

This technique shifts the use of the first person perspective of "I" to "he" or "she" statements. This simple swapping of pronouns helps you to insert some emotional distance into a situation and view it from a broader perspective.  It's useful when you are lost in the realm of feeling and need to cultivate a more rational approach.    
   
Here is an example:  Instead of writing: "I feel overwhelmed.  I'm drowning in a sea of responsibilities and options and I'm not sure what to do next." Write: "She feels overwhelmed.  She's drowning in a sea of responsibilities and options and she's not sure what to do next."

If you don’t know what to write about, here are some more (71 and counting!) [Journaling Tips ](https://www.createwritenow.com/journaling-ideas.html)for his or her consideration.

Please let us know how his or her story turns out. Or at least give us a chapter update!

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