Journalling doesn't have to mean writing pages every day or knowing exactly what to say.
This free journal planner gives you different ways into the page, from writing sprints and guided prompts to visual journalling, dialogue, curiosity and simple check-ins.
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Perhaps you've tried journalling before but weren't sure what to write.
Perhaps you started with good intentions and then stopped.
Or perhaps the blank page has always felt a little intimidating.
The good news is that you don't need to find the right way to journal. You can write for five minutes or an hour. You can answer a question, make a list, draw, notice what's around you or simply write whatever is on your mind.
This planner invites you to try a few different approaches and notice what works for you, where you are and what you need right now.
If you don't know what to write
Try a five-minute writing sprint with sentence stems to get your thoughts moving.
If you like a little structure
Use guided questions to explore what's on your mind, what you want more or less of, and what you're longing for.
If you don't feel like writing
Try a visual approach using colour, images, objects, doodles or simple shapes.
If you have lots going on in your head
Try stream-of-consciousness writing and give your thoughts somewhere to land.
If you're trying to understand something
Use a dialogue to explore different perspectives, questions or parts of yourself.
If you want to notice more
Try approaching the world around you with curiosity using I notice, I wonder, it reminds me of...
If you want to notice what's good
Explore gratitude in a way that feels natural to you, rather than following a prescribed routine.
If you only have five minutes
Use a quick check-in to pause, notice how you're feeling and ask yourself what you need.
These approaches are all explored in the planner, alongside space to reflect on what you enjoy and create your own journalling toolkit.
You don't need a perfect notebook, a particular time of day or a quiet house.
You don't even need to make sense of what you're writing to begin with
A useful question to ask might be: What do I need right now?
From there, you can find your way in. You might need to clear your head, understand how you're feeling, explore a decision, reconnect with yourself or simply make a little space for your own thoughts.
When using the planner, you don't have to commit to one particular journalling method.
Instead, you'll have the opportunity to try different approaches and notice what feels natural, useful, interesting or simply not for you.
Your journalling practice can change as you do, so pay attention to what comes up.
By the end, you'll have started to build your own journalling toolkit: knowing when you might reach for a writing sprint, a question, a visual exercise, a sensory check-in or simply a blank page.
Download your free planner and spend a little time exploring what works for you. There's no pressure to journal every day or to fill every page. All you'll need is a pen, some curiosity, and a little time for yourself.
