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Learn from real people, just like you, how therapeutic journaling can benefit your life. Within these personal stories you’ll find journaling tips, tricks, inspiration and ideas that help you structure your journaling practice—and discover the true value journaling can bring to your life.

Find the inspiration to keep going and the motivation to make journaling work for you and your hectic schedule. Learn about these everyday people who made the decision to put pen to paper and how it transformed their lives!

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Health Matters: 25 Reasons to Journal

Stacy Fisher

Why do people journal? The reasons are endless and usually very personal.

Every night my grandmother used to write one or two sentences about what she did that day in her pocket calendar. Then, she’d pull out her calendar from the previous year to see what she did that same day a year ago. At the time I didn’t think of it as a journaling, but now I see that it was. And the reason she did this so consistently for decades was simply because it brought her joy.

Your reasons for journaling will likely change over time as your practice evolves, but understanding the why behind your journaling can help you maintain a consistent routine.

25 Reasons to Journal

Journaling is personal. Everyone seems to have a unique reason for transcribing their thoughts onto paper. Maybe it just feels good to get it all out. Or maybe you’ve discovered journaling is an effective tool to help you move through challenging moments.

As you consider your own personal reasons, here are 25 reasons to journal:

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Spiritual Matters: Co-Create with Spirit

Marie Higgins

There is a massage technique called Sweeping that I use at the end of every massage. It is done with positive intentions towards the end goal that the body releases things like worries, stresses and...

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Financial Freedom Matters: How Does Stress Impact Financial Freedom?

Michelle Cornish

When it comes to financial freedom, many people aren’t aware of the impact stress can have on achieving this goal. While it may be easy to see the impact finances have on stress, the opposite is...

Life Matters Blog | Self Matters, Life Matters, Self-Love Matters

Self-Love Matters: Happiness - To Pursue or Not to Pursue

Billie Wade

Pursuit of happiness is of global proportions. Everywhere you turn, or even if you do not, there is the promise of yet another way to reach happiness. Yet, when you try to get there, the prize feels...

Life Matters Blog | Health Matters, Life Matters

Health Matters: Journaling for Beginners

Stacy Fisher

If you’re new to journaling, you may be wondering where to get started. Many people feel awkward at first, or struggle with finding things to write about.

One helpful approach is to embrace a...

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Spiritual Matters: Recognize Movement by Looking Back

Marie Higgins

One of the reasons I have come to love journaling is that there is so much value in the looking back. That’s where the magic happens! I’ve been journaling since 2009 and it has made such a huge...

Life Matters Blog | Money Matters, Life Matters, Prosperity Matters, Financial Freedom Matters

Financial Freedom Matters: What Does Financial Freedom Mean to You?

Michelle Cornish

What does financial freedom mean to you? This is a question that many people ask themselves. The answer isn’t always easy and can be different for everyone. For some, financial freedom might mean...

Life Matters Blog | Self Matters, Life Matters, Self-Love Matters

Self-Love Matters: You Are Not an Imposter; You Are the Real Deal!

Billie Wade

Does this post’s title send chills up your spine, give you a headache, or roil your stomach? You are not alone. Many people have moments of Imposter Syndrome in which they feel an intense sense of...

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