Journal writing can be simple, but it can also be anything you want. When you think of journaling, what do you think of? A diary of events in your day? Where you spill all your emotions? Where you practice writing stories? Everything you want to say out loud but can’t?
What you write in your journal is your own business, but it helps to have a general idea of what you will record on a regular basis. Here I will discuss several different ways of journaling. You can choose one, modify or mix them, or come up with your own. It’s in your hands!
1. A Dream Journal. A dream journal can mean several things. One way is to record all the dreams that you have as you sleep as soon as you wake up before you forget them. Don’t worry if you don’t remember any some nights. That just means you were in a deeper state of sleep for most of the night, or you just didn’t find any of your dreams interesting.
Once you’ve recorded your dream, you can describe and discuss what you think it means in your life. If you get really into it, you can get a book or search online for more information on dream interpretation. It is a surprisingly interesting subject.
Another way to keep a dream journal is to record your dreams in life, in other words, your goals. You can write down goals and dreams in a list and consistently go back and review them and discuss them whenever you can complete something. For example, you can make a list of things you want to do in the next 5 years. Look over them often and try to complete them. Whenever you do, write about it.
2. Keep track of your life. When I think of journaling, I first think of just writing down about what I did today and what is going on in my life. This is probably the most common way to journal and there is no problem with that. If you don’t want to get fancy but just want a way to keep track of what’s going on in your life and learn more about yourself, than this is the way to go.
3. Practice writing. If you are interested in creative writing, or any writing for that matter, keeping a journal is a great way to practice. Just keeping a journal about your life will help your writing, but if you want an extra boost to your creative writing skills, you can take it one step further. Use your journal to write stories and poems, practice dialogue by recording conversations, hone your setting skills by writing about your surroundings, and come up with any other creative way to keep writing.
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