Waiting for Inspiration

A lot of people want to write in a journal daily, but often fall into the trap of waiting for inspiration. While this is fine for when you want to dump emotion on to the page, or vent. Writing only when inspired might just suit your purpose for journal writing. I feel there’s a lot to miss out on only writing when you feel so inclined.

The very act of forcing yourself to write makes you face up to things you may have left hidden. There’s a certain level of honesty involved in successful journal writing. You can be honest and admit you don’t feel like writing today. Often that simple admission is enough to open the doors to whatever it is you really wanted to write about anyway, but were avoiding.

It helps to begin with easy steps. Set a goal to write one page or for ten minutes. You could use the list technique as an opener, a way to get your mind into the journal writing session. Stick with this until you feel ready to expand. I can guarantee if you stick with this you’ll find plenty to write about in your journal writing sessions. Otherwise you could wait a long time before you feel inspired to write in your journal.