Keeping a journal can help you create order from the chaos of this world. Journaling helps you get to know yourself as you jot down your thoughts, worries, frustrations, and feelings. Journaling offers an opportunity to relax, let go of your stress, and connect more deeply with your faith. Like a glass of water or a walk in the sunshine, journaling is a wellness tool that can benefit your health, and your relationship with yourself and those around you.
5 BENEFITS OF JOURNALING Journaling reduces stress. A study through the National Institutes of Health showed that expressing feelings through journaling offered long-term benefits to patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers in a children’s hospital setting; participants reported a reduction in stress levels, and 85% of participants reported that the writing exercise was helpful in a follow-up study 12 months later. Prompts to try: ● write three things that bring you joy ● write the story of your life in six words ● write down three goals for this week/month/year Journaling can help you let go of negative thoughts.Sometimes we dwell on negative events or situations to an unhealthy degree, and it can be tough to stop these thought patterns. Writing down negative thoughts and feelings allows us to separate these thoughts from ourselves; achieving distance from these thoughts can give us new perspective. | 
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