Getting Started Archives - Pen and Journal

How to Savor When Life Feels Heavy

The post explores how nurturing positive emotions amidst stress can be effective. It highlights Dr. Judith Moskowitz's research on savoring small joys, promoting journaling as a tool to recognize life's positives.

Benefits, Prompts

Rebuild Your Journaling Habit with Simple Steps

A practical guide to building a journaling habit that actually lasts. Learn simple, sustainable techniques like one-sentence journaling and the 60-second rule.

Getting Started

How to Stop Being Constantly Overwhelmed

I'm Completely Overwhelmed! Being overwhelmed is like being buried beneath a huge mass of things to do. Can you relate to that? If so, then you have felt overwhelmed. Often,…

Tools

Digital Journaling Apps vs Paper Journals

https://youtu.be/LUoFNW0owBI The Questions I've noticed a regular onslaught of digital vs analog journaling questions. Like this: Is the Day One subscription worth it for journaling?Do you think Journey is a…

Tools

3 Journaling Tips for Beginners

https://youtu.be/6ww6pKgt3t0 If you've ever tried, tried again, and tried even more to get a journaling habit to stick YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Tips 1. Start Small! Many journaling programs will…

Getting Started

How to Practice Super Simple Mindfulness!

https://youtu.be/27X8ykLbqhg Trying something new is always so nerve racking! How do you get the courage to try new stuff?

Prompts

Learn the Secrets of Procrastination and Get Rid of It Forever!

Procrastination is something most of us deal with EVERYDAY!

Productivity

9 Mindfulness Prompts to Discover Peace

Mindfulness is being fully present and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.

Productivity

Use It or Lose It!

Have you ever heard this expression? It refers to the fact that our skills and muscles will diminish if we don't use them! This is true for our minds! What??

Productivity

A Super Simple Way to Mind Map Your Ideas. Right Now!

Are You Ready to Explore a Creative Way to Use Your Journal? Mind mapping! Mind what? Are you ready for some variety in your journaling? Then try a mind mapping…

Productivity