I want you to make journaling a necessary skill to add to your daily lifestyle. So here are five (5)  other benefits of journaling you could possibly stand to grow from.

1. Journaling is a great way to get our thoughts out and on paper. It helps with mental clarity, creativity, and problem solving skills. If you are anything like me niece, you may have 12 million thoughts and ideas running through your mind all at one time, all the time. Getting our thoughts out on paper can help us distinguish between what we need to have on our mind and what we are wasting our brain cells on.

2. Journaling can be therapeutic for those who have experienced trauma or loss.  Journaling regularly can help improve mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety. #ComingFromWhereImFrom niece, rarely are we granted a safe place to feel and express our emotions from traumatic experiences. Silence #InRealLIfe is one of the primary reasons depression, anger, and anxiety exist. Journaling provides that safe place to get the toxicity of trauma out of our systems.

3. Journaling is a great way to express our thoughts and feelings. Writing about what’s going on in our life allows us to process it and move on from it. It  helps with self-reflection and understanding who we really are inside. It’s a great way to keep track of what we have already overcome so we always remember who we are and WHOS we are.  

4. The act of journaling ALONE has been shown to reduce stress levels by as much as 68%. I don’t know, but there is something about simply writing it down that alleviates so much of life’s weight off your shoulders.

5. Keeping a journal is one of the best ways to improve memory retention over time. Recording our thoughts, feelings, hopes, and dreams helps keep them alive so they’re not forgotten over time