Welcome to Journaling with Laura Lu

Often times, when we go through something dramatic in our lives, we tend to hold on to our thoughts, emotions, and feelings; we keep them bottled up inside. Expression through journaling is a good way to release what you truly feel inside, to put it out there and let it be. As Michele Weldon, author of Writing to Save Your Life says, “Use your words to listen to what is inside of you.”

Your journal does not have to be all about writing either. Get creative with it! Use pictures, paint, draw, color, whatever your heart desires. This is your journal; it’s your expression, which is a part of your unique personality. Make it your own!

Your journal can remain private for only you to read, or you could choose to share it with others. The choice is all yours. Each journal entry should allow you to creatively explore what you’re going through as a person. “The therapy of writing is not only medicine for the soul but also a microscope to analyze intellectually and creatively your role in the world and your reactions and insights to whatever it is you need to tell,” says Weldon. This is exactly what you should do with your own journal.

“The writing can serve as the beginning of a longer, more profound evolution,” says Weldon. These entries may also expose personal beliefs and opinions on topics you may not have realized you felt so strongly about. Most importantly, your journal should take you through an informal way of writing to express your thoughts and expound on, or even discover new ideas, thoughts, emotions, and feelings.

May your journaling experience help you heal and stay positive throughout your life struggles, and for those never having journaled before, may you learn to express yourself in a new way you never imagined possible.

Please take a look at My Story and Why Journal? From there, check out the different ways to journal and how to get started in How to Journal. In the Writing Prompts section, you will find a weekly writing prompt to try on your own. I will write my response to the writing prompt as an example of what to do or how to go about it.

Don’t forget to check out my Projects section for a look at my journaling projects. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or thoughts on journaling at lauralublack@gmail.com.