Journaling tips for beginners

Journaling tips for beginners from someone who’s finished 3 journals so far this year. Number one, be okay with not being perfect. It's the same with anything, you're not gonna start long distance running and then suddenly be perfect at the first time, the next day your legs won't hurt. It's gonna feel a bit weird, you just gotta keep with it. Choose one specific thing from your day or like one photo you've taken from your day and write about that one thing. So if it's like, oh, I saw a really cool made-up pet. Draw the made-up pet. Write about it. It doesn't have to be like everything that's encapsulated your day. It can just be one thing that makes you feel, and that makes things so much easier. Another great prompt is something that's made you smile today. This is one I use all the time and I love it so much. Don't buy all the things that people tell you to. It's not necessary. All you need is a notebook and a pen. Now, if I could choose a notebook, I would choose a dotted grid notebook because I think that they're the best. But again, it doesn't matter that much. Impress the mess. Have fun. It's not meant to be perfect. It's not gonna be stunning, and if it is stunning, then it's not realistic. You know, make a journal page dump because then you can just chuck it in and use it later. On that note, it's also so good if you can take it everywhere with you because if you do, you're gonna use it a lot more than if you just leave it on your desk. I would recommend investing in a travel watercolor set instead of buying colored pens because you can mix your own colors, it's nice and easy, it's cheaper in the long run and it's better for the planet. Also, don't put pressure on yourself to write every day because that's not achievable and I don't even do that. I make journaling content. Also, remember that I'm literally a journaling content creator, so I will write and use mine and use them up a lot more than everyone else does because it's literally my job to write this every single day. It's great to feel your emotions and to write them out and to express them on the paper. But one thing I want to remind you is that you will be looking back at these journals and you don't want to be looking back at things to be doom and gloomy in your journal because that's not a positive way to look back at things. So just have that like in your mind. I'm not saying don't write bad things. But make sure you also write about the positives because they're the exciting things and the things you want to look back on. You can use it as an excuse to go to different places and do different things. Go to a gallery and paint something you've seen, or buy postcards, stick it in and write about it. There's so many accessible ways that you can learn more and you can use it as a tool not only for your enjoyment and to look back on interesting things you've done, but also for education. If you have any questions, let me know in the comments.