Writing an emotional diary or just a notebook with our thoughts is a powerful tool to be in touch with yourself, there are other methods, such as the 5-minute diary, which can also help us, in fact, has been very successful in Many have bought it or made it their own newspaper, but why did this newspaper become so famous?
The 5-minute diary had a big impact because, as the name suggests, it’s enough to spend 5 minutes a day, so we can’t hold on to the excuse that?Writing. Ideally, divide these minutes between morning and night, the two times of the day when you have to take a little time to be with yourself. Let’s take a look at this.
- Although the original book? The Five Minute Diary exists and we can acquire it.
- You may want to give a personal touch to your own agenda.
- For this we can choose a notebook that we like or any other material in which we can write.
Thus, we can use clips, post-its, text markers, etc. , to highlight a phrase that we want to remember, for example. We can certainly give personality to our newspaper so that we are getting more and more excited to write about it. But what should we write in our journal?
When we get up in the morning we should take the paper immediately, the first thing we have to do is write 3 things we are grateful for, some ideas may be: have a bed to sleep, be able to go to work or have plans with your best friend.
“Being grateful can change your day and your whole life. You just need to say the right words. -Margaret Cousins-
Then we’ll write down three more things that will make this day a wonderful day. For example, eating healthy, going to the gym, or calling a family member. After that, we will publish positive statements or motivational phrases, such as “Am I capable, “Can I do it?Or “I feel good, ” which will help us face the day with energy.
At night, after going to bed in silence, without music and with the television turned off, we must keep our journal to reflect on everything that happened during the day, so let’s write down three things that we consider to be true wonders, for example, watch the sunset, meet a new person or pass an exam.
After that, we will write down 3 other things that we believe should be improved, here they are: better manage our emotions, face our shyness or rely more on our skills, in this part we must be very sincere and avoid making mistakes, because being aware of what we need to improve will allow us to grow and overcome problems.
We have to write every day on our agenda to see all the benefits that this activity can bring us, although this does not seem to offer any advantage, the truth is that dedicating these short minutes of the day makes our attitude more positive and more motivated. extraordinary time.
In addition, we will start to appreciate the little things, the things that we have never noticed and that thanks to the 5-minute diary we have begun to understand better. Do we ever thank you in your life for having a bed for this will help us pay attention to everything that makes us feel good, to avoid focusing solely on what causes pain or suffering.
“Man goes through life in search of happiness without knowing that he is in himself. “Anonymous?
In addition, the 5-minute diary will help us feel calmer and more balanced, which can translate into fullness and happiness, we will begin to put the problems into perspective and feel how the weight of the emotional background that we carry on will decrease, which previously prevented us from moving forward.
We want you to create your own 5-minute diary and turn it into a daily habit, to which you will spend a few minutes of the day writing, when you end up 20 days or a month doing this, you will start to notice changes in your attitudes and the way you think and face the problems. What are you waiting for to get one?