Quiet the Mind and Let the Soul Speak
Hi there, fellow friend and reader,
Felt called to write on something I hold near and dear to my heart:
Journaling.
Have you ever tried it? Like, actually?
Have you ever taken a moment to write about what’s heavy on your heart? What your goals are? What aspirations you have for this beautiful and singular life?
Open your mind to how infinite the possibilities are in this lifetime.
I’ve always enjoyed journaling, or at least known it brings me some sort of peace and clarity throughout my life. I came across some old ones I have from years ago, as well as had a reminder recently from a family friend that I would always be writing stuff into a journal. I didn’t know it went that far back, but I guess so.
I know not everyone is a writer or enjoys the constructing of paragraphs and essays. However, journaling isn’t as complicated as your mind is making it seem.
With the discovery of the fact that we have about 60,000 thoughts per day, about 90% are repetitive. That made me wonder just how many of those we are actually aware of. Journaling allows you the opportunity to catch the ones that matter — or the ones that don’t but have taken over your subconscious.
Journaling is quite simple, really. It doesn’t need to be a certain word or page count. I do recommend setting a standard for yourself though, such as 1 page a day or 10 minutes a day. You don’t need to write anything specific—simply let your stream of consciousness take control and write whatever comes to mind. Just let it out onto paper and clear up some space in that brain of yours. Write about what you have to do for the day, how a situation made you feel, how a person made you feel, how YOU feel in general at this point in time.
Most people can’t handle their thoughts and being alone with them. I challenge you to try.
Writing out what’s on your mind and reading it over to yourself can help you understand yourself better. And if you’re not understanding right now, at least you have it written down so you can go back when you are ready to do the introspective work.
At first, it might feel pointless, but it’s not. Fast forward to a few months or years later, reading your own words on how you were feeling at a given point in time. You’ll see how you thought of and handled situations back then, and compare it to your way of going about things now. That’s watching your character development unfold in real time.
Get in touch with yourself, with your soul.
Remember that when you quiet the mind, the soul will speak…
✧ From my <3 to yours,
Chérie