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Sunday, January 10, 2016

Inspirational Post: Journal Writing

Hello Everyone!

Today I have a long overdue inspirational post, Journal Writing. Lately I've really been in a bit of slump and sometimes that can lead me to feel uninspired or even unmotivated. Don't get me wrong I take care of whatever needs to be done in my life, but sometimes I just feel really emotionally drained.

 I was talking with my good friend Ashley recently and we got on the topic of Journaling. I mentioned how I felt that I used to find Journaling very therapeutic. I first started Journaling when I was 9 or 10 years old. Back then I wrote more poetry and created drawings, but as I got older I used to write down my thoughts. I feel like this...even though in the traditional sense a journal is for writing down your thoughts,  I feel a journal is whatever you want it to be.

 You may remember the picture of this journal that I posted on INSTAGRAM back in November. Since we're in a new year, I figured now is a good time to start back writing.
Here is my journal that I'll be using



I got this journal from Victoria's Secret year last and I haven't used yet. I'm thinking about using it as a dream/goals book. As we get older sometimes it's easy to forget our dreams or lose sight of some goals if we become unmotivated etc. I just thought this would be a good idea to write down those things as well.




Do you find journal writing useful? Also, this week is Inspirational Week on my blog! So stay tuned!

Here are my Inspirational Posts from 2015

Inspirational Post: What Makes Me Smile (February 2015)
http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com/2015/02/what-makes-me-smile_12.html

Inspirational Post: Tips for a Happier Morning (May 2015)
http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com/2015/05/tips-for-happier-morning.html

Inspirational Post: It's Not Failure
http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com/2015/06/its-not-failure.html

Inspirational Post: Finding Your Way in Life (July 2015)
http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com/2015/07/finding-your-way-in-life.html

Inspirational Post: The Importance of Discipline (September 2015)
http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-importance-of-discipline.html

Inspirational Post: What Makes Me Stronger (November 2015)
http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com/2015/11/what-makes-me-stronger.html


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24 comments:

  1. Jackie HarrisonJanuary 10, 2016 at 3:51 PM

    Journaling is good to keep long of your day, inspiration and ideas. I keep ideas and poems.

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    1. PilarJanuary 10, 2016 at 5:52 PM

      I agree! I was thinking about getting back into writing poems as well for my journal! I use to write poems when I was younger.

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  2. MarieJanuary 10, 2016 at 5:23 PM

    Journaling is a great way to start off the new year! Both of your journals are pretty! Great post!

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  3. UnknownJanuary 10, 2016 at 6:28 PM

    Great post Pilar! I can't wait to start my journal for this year. I love the idea of a dreams and goals journal too because your right that sometimes we can lose sight of the things we want. Even if our dreams and goals change, it would be nice to go back and read that journal so we can remember wha lt our dreams were at a certain point in our life!

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    1. PilarJanuary 11, 2016 at 9:43 AM

      Thanks! I hope you enjoy journal writing! I haven't started mine yet, but I'm trying to start writing this week! Good point, I usually go back and read what I write. I think writing down dreams and goals and rereading them would be helpful!

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  4. SimeraJanuary 11, 2016 at 12:57 AM

    Writing down our thoughts is such a great idea.
    Beautetude

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  5. WhingingNinjaJanuary 11, 2016 at 2:37 AM

    Hi Pilar, thanks for commenting on my blog! if you'd like to follow each other I've followed you! http://maybemayhemmakeup.blogspot.com.au/ great journal too, very pretty

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  6. Elle SeesJanuary 11, 2016 at 6:36 AM

    so cute and sparkly :)

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  7. UnknownJanuary 11, 2016 at 1:51 PM

    So glamorous.. Love it! Xx

    xoxo - Life’s True Treasures

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  8. Shireen L. PlattJanuary 11, 2016 at 4:27 PM

    I must be the odd one out because I can never get into writing a diary or journal. I've tried in the past when I was in high school because all my friends were into it but it was just not for me. :-/

    Shireen | Reflection of Sanity

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    1. PilarJanuary 11, 2016 at 7:10 PM

      Lol! You're not the odd one out! Not everyone is into journal writing, I know that for a few years I strayed away from it! Everyone has different preferences and that's okay too!

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2016 at 4:44 PM

    Nice journals

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  10. Margo @ PrettyPandaJanuary 11, 2016 at 6:12 PM

    The journals are so so cute!! I should get back into journal writing. I used to do it so often! Thanks for this inspiring post Pilar :)

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    1. PilarJanuary 11, 2016 at 7:12 PM

      Thanks and you're welcome! Glad that you found this post inspiring!

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  11. willsingformakeupJanuary 12, 2016 at 4:21 PM

    I've done the journaling that is talked about in The Artist's Way before. It was called Morning Pages. It's basically just writing 3 pages of your thoughts or whatever's in your head first thing in the morning. The results were pretty interesting! I should start doing that again.

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    1. PilarJanuary 12, 2016 at 4:42 PM

      That's sound interesting! I've written in a journal in the morning before, but not in the way you described! I think I'll give that a try sometime!

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  12. A Very Sweet BlogJanuary 12, 2016 at 11:45 PM

    When I did journal, it helped me out a lot. It's a great way to gather your thoughts and create a path to what you want Pilar.
    http://www.averysweetblog.com/

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