Journalling

Journalling is one of the first things that is suggested when you go through therapy. I have tried journalling so many times; just ask the at least 5 barely touched notebooks in my house. I hated it, it didn’t work.

I found out I was doing it wrong. Is it even possible to journal about your day wrong?

I journalled about what I did in the day as if I were writing a report for someone to read over and approve. I normally tried this right before bed. I would think back on the day and all I could see was what I did and what went wrong. Then I would close the book and try to go to sleep.

Then I would stew. Stew about what went wrong in the day. Stew about what I could have done better. Then I couldn’t sleep. I would lay awake trying to replay the day, almost to fix it. Meanwhile I could have had the best day ever.

I wanted to journal because I loved going back and reading it later. I just needed to figure out a better way to do it.

A week ago, I started brainstorming what could help me become successful at journaling. I needed to focus on the positives. I needed a reminder to do something for me. I needed something to look forward to that made me excited about waking up in the morning.

That is how the “End the Day with a Positive Note” journal was born. On the days that you have a hard time finding positives, there are lists in the back that you can fill out on great days to give you ideas. There is also a place to write down goals for the year and for each month. It is super simple and in black and white so it is printer friendly.

Download it here:

End the Day with a Positive Note- The Anxious Farm Mom.pdf

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Please download it, print it off and use it. The nice thing about it is that it is so simple that any one can use it, including kids. Hopefully this helps anyone who has been struggling to journal like I have been!

Be kind and eat beef.

Shayla