It's 2022 and it is that time of year again to decide to make a change! Although some people are against New Year resolutions, we still think it is a great way to kick start the year especially when the thought of going back to work after christmas break can get you down!
Let's start with creating healthy habits. One of the easiest way to stay on track with your goals whether that be fitness, mindset, relationships etc., is to journal! So to encourage journaling this year, we have introduced Insite Mind to our lifestyle collection.
There are many benefits to journaling and if your still on the fence about starting, lets see if any of these will change your mind:
1. Journaling helps us explore our inner world and observe thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Journaling helps us identify helpful and unhelpful patterns of behaviors so that we can cultivate ways of being that enrich our lives and eliminate what no longer serves us.
2. Journaling helps rewire the brain.
Journaling can help us create new thought patterns (as we put thoughts onto paper). Our new thought patterns generate new emotional patterns. We can learn to master and cultivate the thought and emotional patterns we like through practice and repetition.
3. Journaling helps us cultivate a relationship with ourselves.
The relationship we have with ourselves is the most important relationship. By learning to journal, we can cultivate better self-talks and build more confidence and belief in ourselves.
4. Journaling helps us manage our distressing emotions.
Journaling can help us cultivate calmness and patience within our own minds. Instead of taking our anger out on destructive behaviors, we can learn to journal and be still. It’s a form of meditation and a form of therapy.
