We can better understand who we are when we see our thoughts written down. Different journaling tools encourage us to THINK IN DIFFERENT WAYS. In our journal writings, we can EXPLORE DIFFERENT SIDES OF OUR NATURE. We can SEE BELIEFS that hold us back. We can GLIMPSE OUR POTENTIAL and then see ourselves realize it. We can DISCOVER INSIGHTS, CREATIVITY AND WISDOM we didn’t know we had.
EXERCISE: Want to watch your mind working? Try this first basic
tool: ‘STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS.’ For 5 or 10 minutes, write
whatever comes to mind. “I hear .., I feel ,.., I see …, is
the stove on? This is a stupid exercise. I hope I am doing it
right. Wonder how work will go today?” etc. Just write your
thoughts.
Repetition is okay. After a while you may find yourself asking questions and answering them. Once you complete a good dump of your mind, REVIEW it. What do you notice about your thoughts and self talk? What are the common themes? Any insights? This may bring up topics to journal about.
Getting thoughts onto paper RELEASES THE WORRIES that circle through our minds. Once we have the chatter and dominant thinking and concerns out of our heads, we get to SEE WHAT LIES UNDERNEATH. The subconscious mind sends up thoughts, ideas, symbols and messages. With journaling, you have a tool to grasp them and possibly make sense of them.
“I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it.” — William Faulkner
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July 27, 2008 at 1:13 pm
M. Trigos' Art
Okay, I am going to do that exercise … I did read something that I wrote the other day. I couldn’t recognize myself. It was as if that voice was someone else. I am sure it was.
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