https://diymfa.com/writing/re-write-your-life-tips-for-keeping-a-journal/ Tools & Techniques for the Serious Writer Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://diymfa.com/writing/re-write-your-life-tips-for-keeping-a-journal/#comment-2313 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:22:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=19713#comment-2313 This was wonderful to read, Leanne. I used to keep a journal when I was seeing a therapist for situational depression a few years ago. I would write in it a couple times each week (or whenever I felt the need to write in it) mostly to help me remember things I wanted to talk to her about at future meetings. But soon I realized I was often solving my own problems and answering my own questions through those journal entries. I also started using them to explore the good in life: things I was grateful for, small discoveries I’d made or insights I’d learned about myself, etc. It really helped me turn my life around; and while I rarely journal now (I just don’t make the time for it like I used to), I know I can always go back to it if I need to in the future. 🙂

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