Journaling as a Way to Discover your Deep Purpose

 

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• Keeping a journal is one of the best ways to get to know yourself on the deepest level. It reveals your inner thoughts, feeling and desires. By connecting with your identity through journaling, you can learn things about yourself that you did not know previously. By learning about yourself, you discover what you want and your passion.

  
  

  Many people find starting a journal daunting. It is hard to know how to use journaling as a self-discovery tool. Begin with these ideas to help you in the self-discovery journaling process.
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• Write down your doubts, fears, anxieties and worries. They manifest into problems in your mind if you do not deal with them. Bottling up your emotions and thoughts makes them worse than they are. Writing them down in a journal gets them out of your head. It helps you to see ways to resolve them.

  
  

  As you journal about them, you can look closer at the fears and doubts. Explore where they are coming from without judgment. You may surprise yourself with how much more you learn about yourself and your ability to overcome your fears, worries, doubts and anxieties.
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• Journal about your passions, the things that make you happy and bring you joy. Focus on the positive things in your life, as well as on your journey of self-discovery. Focusing solely on the negative aspects of your life will not be helpful in the long term. Instead, write about the things you enjoy.

  Write down what you were passionate about as a child, what you enjoy doing now, have always but no longer, or would love to learn to do. Identify what you are passionate about. It helps you discover what makes you happy. Once you know that, you can make a plan and follow it to do more of whatever that is.
  

  Do not forget to journal about what you are grateful for as well. That works well if you have trouble thinking positively since it automatically improves your mindset.
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• Journal in the third person format. That might feel strange, but writing in the third person helps you see solutions by distancing you from the issue. That allows you to look at things from a different perspective.

  Start writing in the third person for any issues you can’t resolve. What advice would you give someone in the same situation? Use the third-person narrative to explore your passions and how they connect to your broader life purpose. It’s a kind of “act as if” type of writing that lets you become someone else, often releasing the passions that are true for you.
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• Use prompts in your journaling to become self-aware. There are several you can use. For example, look at your favourite inspirational quotes. Now create an entire journal page about it.

  Ask yourself questions to prompt your writing. “What do I feel is missing from my life?” Any question that requires a well-thought-out answer is the one that helps you discover more about yourself.