Write Your 'Normal'

“Normal is just a setting on the dryer”

Some of the wisest people I know write in journals. They keep their ideas, desires, goals, dreams, feelings and frustrations all in one special spot.   A journal is a safe place to discover and embrace your authentic self -- the perfect place to deeply explore things you are no longer content with and to create dreams and goals for the future. It is also a wonderful avenue to celebrate your accomplishments and is the ideal companion in your personal wellness journey. 

Journaling helps you find your own ‘normal’ setting.  It allows you to be brutally honest, to clarify your thoughts and to gain insight and discover who you are.   It allows you to safely vent, vent, vent without contaminating everyone else with crummy thoughts.  If you’ve ever tried this, eventually, you DO get to a point where you’ve vented so much, you’re sick of hearing yourself.  Then the magic can happen.  You open the path for a new kind of consciousness, you’ve given yourself the gift of experiencing life’s lessons, good and bad, with more grace and ease.

Writing your thoughts helps process emotions and integrate feelings.  This is the magic of a journal.  It listens without talking back, reflects without judgment and encourages self-exploration and bold curiosity. Research shows that journaling promotes physical health, improves cognitive function, strengthens the immune system and counteracts many of the negative effects of stress.

(http://stress.about.com/od/generaltechniques/p/profilejournal.html)

If you’re struggling with weight release, a journal is a must have tool.  It provides a safe space to digest the emotions that are involved with weight.  In a journal you can freely chew on your thoughts, and chew and chew and chew  J … until YOU have made the decision that the advice of a close relative or even a well-meaning stranger is either worth swallowing or spitting out.

In journaling you will discover you have the power to change your reactions, your way of thinking, your way of looking at things and ultimately to find your own ‘normal’!

Tip: Give yourself a treat and have some fun! To get inspired, go to your favorite stationary or bookstore, buy a beautiful journal and start writing!