WEEKEND JOURNALING: A JOURNALING EXERCISE OR PROMPT
Every weekend, it's important to do four things with our journaling:
1 Review the last week.
2 Prepare for the next week.
3 Unwind, relax, and rejuvenate.
4 Extended journaling time.
1 REVIEW THE LAST WEEK
Go back and re-read your journaling from this week. Underline, highlight, circle, star, or do anything else you want if you find something you think is important and you'll want to remember later. Then, make note of it in your journaling today.
A What three memories, at least, stand out to you the most? Journal about them today. Why were they so significant?
B What did you learn this week? List every lesson learned.
C List at least ten blessings you had this week.
D List at least five sunshine moments from this week (happy, memorable times).
E List at least five cloudy moments from this week (tough and memorable times).
F What goals did you accomplish?
G What dream do you have that you are striving to bring to fruition? How'd it go this week?
Now, go through everything you journaled about in #1A-G and give a reason to each. If you have given a reason as to why you journaled about it, then expand the reason.
Also, expand upon each memory and blessing. Include every detail you can think of--including the senses of touch, sight, smell, hearing, tasting, and intuition/discernment.
2 PREPARE FOR NEXT WEEK
Prepare for next week.
A What do you have planned and on your calendar?
B What do you hope to accomplish?
C What can you do to make it an outstanding, memorable week?
D What are your goals for next week?
E What sunshine things do you see?
F Do you see any possibility for cloudy moments?
3 RELAX
A What can you do now to unplug and relax?
B What can you get on the page and let go of?
C What can you journal about to help you relax?
EXTENDED JOURNALING TIME
Try to take longer to journal both days than you normally do. One day, try to double the amount of time and the amount of paragraphs or pages you normally journal. Another day, try to triple it if you can.
I try to journal at least an hour at the day. It's not necessarily all at once and can be ten minutes here, five minutes there. But, that's my minimum goal. It's what works for me. (It may not for you. And, that's okay.) On the weekends, I try to journal for two hours one day and four hours the other day. I
Why do extended journaling? I am able to capture more of my life on the page--and order my thoughts and life that way. It also encourages my imagination and inspires me.
SUGGESTIONS
Everything I said above is just a suggestion. see what works for you.
Just make it your goal every day to journal--and try to do a lot more on the weekend, or your days off. Also, makes sure to review what you did over the last week and what you need to prepare for the next week.
