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Different ways to use a journal
You could use a journal to list your long-term and short-term goals as well as the steps to achieving your goals. By listing steps into manageable parts, it seems much more realistic.

Some people like to keep a record of their daily activities. You could do this and list what you did for the day, how it made you feel and who you interacted with.

Make it fun by adding pictures of your recipes or stickers of food. Decorate with a pretty washi tape.

• Travel journals – help you remember all the good memories. You can learn a lot when travelling to different places, write down your experiences and adventures. Add pictures that capture your memories and add in new people that you meet
• Bullet journal – this is a great planning or journalling system that can help you stay organised. You can be creative and practice lettering to make your journal look pretty
• Exercise journal – You can write down your goals, motivation or even songs that you want to add to your new gym playlist. Create an exercise schedule in your journal and stick to it using a habit tracker
• Spiritual journal – add scriptures, inspiring messages or quotes to your journal. You can keep a record of prayers or affirmations for yourself to look back to when you need guidance
• Feelings journal – write down your thoughts, feelings or experiences so that you can reflect back on it
  Art journal – explore your creative side by adding visual art in your journal. You could draw, use watercolour paint or collage to illustrate your thoughts and experiences
• Gratitude journal – focus on regularly writing down things that you’re thankful for
• Food journal – write down your favorite recipes. Capture new recipes that you create so that you don’t forget it for the next time. You can make it fun by adding in pictures of food or ingredients. Create a star rating for each recipe after you’ve tried and tested the recipe
• Basic note-taking journal – You can use journals for notes for meetings or for creating to-do lists
• Reading journal – keep record of all the books you’ve read and still want to read
• Benefits of journalling
  Journalling can help with stress reduction
  Enhanced creativity
  Mood booster
  Greater self-awareness
  Personal growth development
  Goal setting and achievement
  Memory improvement
  Problem solving
  Clarity and focus
  Enhanced communication skills