Change Your Life by Journalling in 2024

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Each time someone likes this I’ll make sure I’ll journal that night

I did a daily gratitude for my husband for a year. Each day I wrote something I appreciated about him on a colored scrap of paper. It could have been something specific, or something general about his temperament or personality. I folded the paper in half and put it in a jar that I kept hidden in my closet for a year! Then on Christmas I gave him the jar stuffed full of notes. It changed my life and his! Anytime he needs a little pick me up, he goes to the jar and reads a few notes.

I am now 21 years old and I have been journalling (on and off) for at least 6 years now. I genuinely believe that journalling is what made me the person I am today! One fun thing I like to do is to write "level 1" entries in a foreign language I am learning. I am not a native English speaker, so that was the first language I experimented with. Throughout the years I have then journaled in French, Spanish, German and Turkish. Writing about your day in a foreign language is such an incredible exercise that requires minimal time and effort but will ultimately boost your language skills!!

My favorite journaling prompt is “what is the best mistake I made today?” Because it helps me to gain perspective on my perfectionism and to appreciate that the most valuable moments, interactions and insights are often the result of a mistake I made earlier. Like: leaving home late caused me to miss the train but as a result I ran into a friend I hadn’t spoken with in a while. It helps me to be a little less judgmental of myself and better appreciate things I had previously taken for granted :)

Your journal will stand as a chronicle of your growth, your hopes, your fears, your dreams, your ambitions, your sorrows, your serendipities...

I have been writing my journal when I was 18 years old. Now, I am 50 years old. Thank you for your valuable videos. I like the way when you’re explaining. It’s very powerful 🎉

My journal is my best friend, I take it everywhere in my bag at all times, and say I'm alone at the mall or the park, I take it out and track my feelings, I write about the surrounding things, I write my feelings, I use it to check in with myself. I've been keeping a diary since I was about 13, and then went off and on for a while until 2021. (I'm on journal #13 for this year), and I think my most important prompt is, "how are you, really?" I tend to mask my emotions because I am known to be a people pleaser, but having an outlet to just actually let out what I'm feeling, it's great.

I journal everyday and I create art journals to give and to sell to others on Etsy. I find that people find it easier to start a journal when it is not a blank page but it has images and interactive places (like tags and tuck spots). It is easier to start to write or color or glue in bits of your life into a creative journal. I am 73 years old and am just starting a youtube channel to show my journals. Today, I discovered how to make a video with my phone. I have so much more to learn but I felt inspired by your videos. Keep up the exciting work.

Can we take a moment to appreciate Ali that how much he helps us ❤

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📖 Journaling is a life-changing habit that can lead to positive transformation. 00:57 💭 Journaling helps take control of your thoughts and feelings, reducing stress and anxiety by detaching from negative beliefs. 02:07 📝 Your actions are driven by decisions, which are influenced by your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and stories. 03:34 🕒 Journaling can help you understand your thoughts and feelings, leading to better decision-making. 04:43 ⏰ Tracking your time, like with the app Rise, can enhance your productivity and self-awareness. 06:08 📅 Level 1 journaling involves documenting daily experiences and events. 07:33 😌 Level 2 journaling focuses on expressing emotions, practicing gratitude, and improving relationships. 11:07 📆 Level 3 journaling involves setting goals, making decisions, and planning actions to shape your future. 13:12 📓 Prompts like "The Odyssey Plan," "Wheel of Life," and "Fear Setting" can guide your journaling and decision-making. 14:35 📝 Having a conversation with your future self can provide valuable perspective and help you prioritize what truly matters in life. Made wit

Thank you Ali - my takeaway actions for this are: 1. Re-introduce Morning Pages into my daily routine. I used to do it, dropped the habit somewhere in the middle of uni, and now that I've graduated and am very aware that this is my life and it's happening now, I think I'll find a lot of value by bringing it back. 2. Try the 'I Appreciate...' exercise with my partner. We moved in together a month ago, and it can be so easy to take for granted how amazing that person is when they're around all the time. This seems like it will give me a bit of time to focus on some of the things I appreciate about my person :) 3. Try to build some form of journalling about future decisions/actions into my life: I have never really done this but it seems like a healthier alternative to the long debates I have in my head whenever I face a big decision! Will definitely take a look at your journalling prompts to see if any resonate, thanks as always for your openness with this stuff Ali. And if you've read this comment, have a great rest of your day!

My favorite journaling prompt is to ask my higher self for advice on anything that is bothering me. It helps me so much to get advice from a broader perspective than through my own human experience. Thank you for this episode Ali. xo

Hey Ali, I'd like you to know that I'm using your videos as a springboard to help change my life for the better. So thank you for everything.

I am 16 and your videos are the backbone of my self-improvement❤.I believe this video have made the bone stronger.Alwasys grateful🧡

'What does my life look like 5 years from now if I take a completely different path?' This is the prompt that I'm going to journal about and the best part is I have started this "completely different path" this morning and I'm not gonna just journal but document the whole experience to my best capabilities. 5 years from now remind me to share my experience and I'll be happy to do so. : )

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the editor of this video? Like WOW! He/she is soooooo goooooood 🤯🤯 I'd love to know who they are. Great job 💓

I really appreciate your consistancy uploading even when your business is growing on multiple fronts. It’s hard to find a YouTuber who grows their other business’s while maintaining a reliable uploading schedule and produces such high quality videos!! Kudos!

My therapist asked me to maintain a grief journal 2 years back and side by side, one more journal, My healing journey. It has been 2 years since then and my mental health has improved drastically. Btw, amazing video, Ali!

I have this mantra I use when journaling “Write it down and make it happen.” It’s allowed me to cross off so many things on my lists!