It took me literally years to get to the point where I arrived in the groove of journal writing. In the mid-1990s, it finally kicked in. I was smitten from the very beginning. I owe it first to one of my students who brought me the book, The Artist’s Way; and secondly, I owe it to the author of that book, Julia Cameron, who turned my whole way of thinking around, not to mention my entire life.
First of all, journal writing
is a type of ritual. All rituals are
beneficial to us in many ways---particularly spiritually, mentally and even
emotionally. Journal writing is a ritual in that it requires that one be
consistent in a particular daily activity, in which he or she focuses on going within. In the case of journal
writing, the primary purpose of it is to relinquish one’s inner
“messiness”---mainly from their heart and from their mind. The mind is overloaded with unnecessary clutter and negative
thought processes which slow down a human being’s ability to thrive on many
different levels, including creativity, sociability, focus, joyfulness and
overall positivity.
For those who are already flying high, with no inner ghouls to speak of, journal
writing is still very beneficial: It provides
a kind of spiritual sustenance and connection
with yourself which lifts your overall psyche, not to mention your
frequency. It allows your life to flow more smoothly because, through writing,
the fog lifts, the flowers bloom, the sun emerges and you feel lighter---all of
that, within yourself, no matter what
season it is, how the weather is…..and how much your body weighs!
Once I started writing, every
single morning, as soon as I woke up, I became more and more invigorated, very
excited to be alive, happy and free within my spirit. It fascinated me
how such a seemingly simple activity could actually lift me to such higher
levels of experiencing life. My frequency was rising at quantum speed.
The most important thing
about journal writing is its elimination
factor of those blocks within us that keep us stuck in all too many ways.
It opens the floodgates of the psyche, letting out the putrid elements that
could be stymieing one’s ability to free up their
true self. Journal writing frees me up every time I write those three, full
pages---every morning, as soon as I wake up. I have let go of so many hangups, resentments, anger,
sadness and frustration. Writing in my journal allows me to observe myself as I write, and as I
reflect on those things about which I am writing. People tend to tuck away
those hangups and bad thoughts and feelings, only to find, down the road, that
those same negative energies emerge
and raise their ugly head.
When you write in your
journal, on a daily basis, the practice functions as a release valve for you.
Journal writing is the ultimate
psychotherapy. Oftentimes, people visit psychotherapists for years on end,
with little “clearance” to speak of, after so much time and money has been
spent. I am not saying that psychotherapy does not help; but I am saying that it might not always be
necessary, when individuals themselves can quite possibly help themselves---at a faster rate, and
possibly even more successfully. That, of course, is up to the
individual to determine. My premise is, Why
not give it a shot. You might be very pleasantly surprised---as I was. I
have unraveled a myriad of entangled thoughts and feelings and syndromes within
myself. There are certain things that no other person, other than our very
selves, can get to---can resolve, can
understand and can free our spirit.
Many people
are loathe to venture into journal writing. It is such a productive,
healing, organic way to deal with who we are and why we are as we are. That, in itself, can free us from the burdens
that beset us.
If you’re up to taking that
free ride to clearing away the cobwebs from your spirit, your heart and your
mind, then read Julia Cameron’s exquisite, best-selling book, The Artist’s Way. In the meantime, here
are some tips for you to get started:
Get a regular, student-sized,
8.5 x 11 paged notebook. Write as soon as you can, after awakening in the
morning. Write three full pages---no more, no less. With time, you may come to
see how perfect that amount of writing is. Don’t use the computer, or
any other electronic device; and definitely, do not dictate and record what’s
in and on your mind. Again, the experience is organic. The
purpose is for you to connect with your total
self---from your brain, through your arm, to your hand and fingers, onto
the paper, on which your hand will probably rest. This is spiritual. Make sure to be alone, with no disruptions. You might even want to take the phone
off the hook, while you write in during this special, alone time.
What to write? Write anything and everything that comes into your mind. No one should read what you've written unless you want them to. Sometimes, what comes into our minds is not for sharing---and rightly so. If only gibberish comes to mind, write that down, too. You'll want to empty everything that does not belong in you and that is counterproductive to your overall health, well-being and most importantly, to your high frequency!
Don't just “give it a
try”. Instead, give it time. Give
yourself this gift of raising your frequency. Complete yourself with journal writing.
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