Dear diary...
Health & Lifestyle · Dear
diary
Can’t quite get to grips with the art of meditation?
Bored of breathing exercises? Sometimes, vocalizing,
describing or writing down certain situations can help
one to become more mindful.
Journaling has been found to be a great alternative when it comes to improving your mindful
abilities as it helps you to become more reflective, more conscious, and more in the moment.
Here is a list of four different journal types and their benefits, should you ever decide to take
up journaling or simply feel the need to spice things up!
1
The ‘Dear Future Me’ Letter
2
Writing a letter is always so
interesting, especially when you
write one to your future self. Keep
a piece of you alive and put your
hopes and dreams on paper.
Write about all the things you
want to remember and all the
The
Dream
Diary
Sometimes your subconscious is
trying to tell you something.
A dream journal can help you
figure this out.
Note down all the dreams you feel
are a sign and track them. If you
suffer from nightmares, writing
them down can help you escape
from them. Nightmares tend to
cling, but writing them down
pokes holes in their shadows.
things you wish you could do; in
case your future self forgets. Do
this frequently so that one day
you can hold all the different
versions of yourself and see how
far you have come.
3
Birthday
Journal
4
Every year on your birthday, write a journal
entry about your day. What happened? What
did you like? What was your favorite part of
your special day? How do you feel being one
year older? Take pictures and tape them in.
One day you’ll be able to tell a story about
your family and you’ll be amazed at how
much you’ll be able to remember.
Memory Journal
Journaling can
be good practice
for your memory.
What’s your
earliest memory?
Your second
earliest? Note
down the earliest
memory that you
can remember in this
journal and try to
work your way up to
the present. If you feel
like having an extra
challenge, try to do
it chronologically.
Mindspace Magazine · Issue 01 · 21