Selfishness versus Self-ResponsibilityWritten by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is best-selling author and co-author of eight books, including "Do I Have To Give Up Me To Be Loved By You?" She is co-creator of powerful Inner Bonding
| | 5 Benefits of Keeping a Personal JournalWritten by Patti Testerman
Everyone who has kept a personal journal knows that writing is a therapeutic process that helps integrate seemingly unconnected life events. Some believe process works because physical act of writing (using your hand-eye coordination) occupies your left brain, leaving your right brain free to access emotions, intuit connections, and create new insights. How else can journaling help? 1. Journaling reduces stress by getting “monkey mind” thoughts out of your head. Mind chatter is a powerful stressor, stressor is a powerful health-buster, and journaling chatter is a proven chatter-buster. 2. Writing about problems gives your right brain food for creative problem-solving. It’s amazing what happens when creative part of your nature starts working on a problem—you’ll soon find solutions bubbling up from your subconscious. 3. Keeping a daily diary is one of best techniques for discovering patterns, particularly those that are self-defeating. For example, a diary kept over course of several months will clearly show any reoccurring difficulties like overeating, stress eating, poor (but similar) choices in relationships.
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