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Discover yourself through your Journal!

Team StoryWeavers|September 10, 2019, 12:35 IST| 126

American author Ernest Hemingway once said: “I aim to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.” Hemingway won a Nobel Prize for his writings. While all of us may not win a Nobel, none of us want to refrain from expressing our thoughts and feelings. 

And, what if we told you that journaling will help you do this better than you do it now. 

What is Journaling?

Bestselling author Lucia Capacchione in her book, The Well-Being Journal: Drawing upon Your Inner Power to Heal Yourself, writes: “A written record of our thoughts and feelings is called Journaling. There isn’t any rule or framework for it. A lot of people make Journaling as their daily routine since it helps one in learning about themselves in different situations and tracking everyday life.”  

While journaling can be fun and relaxing, it also has many benefits associated with it!

“The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe.” 

                                                                      — David Hare, English playwright, film director, and screenwriter 

Types of Journaling

Well, there’s no hard and fast rule to journaling. Based on what you use it for, journaling can be classified into the following types:

  1. Feelings Journal: As the name suggests, you write about your feelings in the feelings journal. For instance, you can write what makes you happy, sad or what are your fears, ambitions, etc. You can even draw anything that you feel like!
  2. Vacation Journal: This is quite similar to the scrapbook idea, we spoke about. In a vacation journal, you write about your vacation experiences. You can get your whole family involved in this project and its lots of fun.
  3. Bullet Journal: If you love making lists, this is the thing for you. You can compile all your lists together in this journal so that you don’t have to go looking for them anywhere. There’s a good chance your mother might have one such journal. This journal helps you to become more organized.
  4. Nature Journal: Given the rapid changes in the environment, you can maintain a nature journal, wherein you can write anything about your surroundings, flora, and fauna. You can also draw pictures of insects/birds/animals etc that fascinate you, describe sounds that you hear, glue down leaves or other interesting bits from nature.
  5. Dream Journal: It is a human tendency to forget our dreams. Dreams, sometimes, have some hidden messages in them. It is never a bad idea to write down one’s dream. You can do so by keeping a dream journal by your bedside and write as soon as you wake up.

“Don’t trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down.” 

                                                                     — Jim Rohn, an American entrepreneur, and motivational speaker

So now that you know so much about journaling, grab your pens and begin on your journaling journey today. Let us know your experience in the comment section. 

About the Author


Charu, a feminist and an accidental writer, is yet to master the art of writing about herself. Always curious to learn new stuff, she ends up spending a lot of time unlearning the incorrect lessons. She enjoys all sorts of stories – real, fictional, new, old, hers and would love hearing yours too. Feel free to ping her at storyweavers@byjus.com to share anything that you think is worth sharing.

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November 17, 2019

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October 6, 2019

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September 26, 2019

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September 25, 2019

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September 24, 2019

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September 23, 2019

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September 22, 2019

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September 22, 2019

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September 20, 2019

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September 19, 2019

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September 18, 2019

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September 17, 2019

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September 17, 2019

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September 15, 2019

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September 14, 2019

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September 14, 2019

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September 14, 2019

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September 14, 2019

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September 13, 2019

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September 13, 2019

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September 13, 2019

Dear byjus I am writing a journal for 3 years.Thanks for the tips


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September 13, 2019

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September 13, 2019

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September 12, 2019

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September 12, 2019

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September 12, 2019

What’s the difference between a diary writing and a jornaling . please do tell me I am very confused


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September 12, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

In ancient times some scholars use to read what they had written in their books one person asks sir I had doubt that this book had written by you only but why to read it again then the scholar replys suppose you had created the sea . Stand on one boundary of the sea and throw a stone will it goes to the other boundary of sea. If i wrote a book the knowledge in my mind will not be sufficient and it cant cover all the topics that I written in my book


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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

Does anyone know the princess diaries is a journal of Mia Thermopolis


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September 11, 2019

If you learn something it doesn’t matter if you express and put it on paper then you will be the topper


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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

My hobby is drawing tell me about that please


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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

What is difference in dairy writing and journaling


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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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explanation . It is very good app
for students


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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

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September 11, 2019

I am the parent of J.D.Abishek Singh.I have started my journey in journaling.Thank you Byjus


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