I have been trying a new thing. Mindful journaling. Mindful journaling is essentially setting aside a few minutes each day (I do three minutes) to write exactly whatever arises in your mind. Whatever crops up you write it. You set a timer (in this case for three minutes) and you can't stop writing until it buzzes. If you can't think of anything to write and your mind goes blank, then the object would be to write "I can't think of anything to write". I have done that. It's quite funny. There are no rules about what you can/can't write about - just keep writing! You can even let your grammar go to pot if you like. I do. In fact, I'll let you in on a little secret. I'm a stickler for good grammar. Your when it should be you're, it's when it should be its. Tut tut. But actually (and please don't tell anyone this), I find it quite liberating to let it all go for a few moments.
Anyway, I've just finished today's writing and the topic I chose was "I am thankful for....". Here is the unedited result. I thought I would share it. Just because.
I wonder what experiences your neurons might give to you if you try this. Let me know?
"I am thankful for giving myself better mental habits to engage in. I'm thankful for supportive friends. I'm thankful to the efforts of the IAPT team. I'm thankful for the invention of electricity, for broadband, and the internet and Google and laptops and mousepads and mobile phones and texting, and taps with clean running water, and twitter and freedom of speech and snooker and the snooker coverage and radio 4, and shoes, and insoles and science."
So there you have it. In those three minutes I wanted to be thankful for those things. I suppose raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens are pretty cool too, but they didn't crop up during those three minutes.
I wish you well.
Anyway, I've just finished today's writing and the topic I chose was "I am thankful for....". Here is the unedited result. I thought I would share it. Just because.
I wonder what experiences your neurons might give to you if you try this. Let me know?
"I am thankful for giving myself better mental habits to engage in. I'm thankful for supportive friends. I'm thankful to the efforts of the IAPT team. I'm thankful for the invention of electricity, for broadband, and the internet and Google and laptops and mousepads and mobile phones and texting, and taps with clean running water, and twitter and freedom of speech and snooker and the snooker coverage and radio 4, and shoes, and insoles and science."
So there you have it. In those three minutes I wanted to be thankful for those things. I suppose raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens are pretty cool too, but they didn't crop up during those three minutes.
I wish you well.
