Empty the Head Before Leaving the Bed
Our brains are brilliant, high tech machines. But without adequate supervision, they can become a danger to our own wellbeing. What does it mean to supervise your own brain? Well it takes conscious effort, intention, and a basic understanding of how to process emotions so they don’t remain stuck in the body. How do we do all of that? That’s where thought work and life coaching come in!
We are here to help you, 1 on 1, learn how to manage your brain efficiently so you can create the life of your dreams and so your brain doesn’t become a toddler running around with a knife. If you are new to this work, the best place to start is pen and paper. We have upwards of 60,000 thoughts PER DAY. If we don’t have practices in place to actively manage this volume of information, we can easily get overwhelmed and burnt out. By simply beginning the day with journalling, writing, or thought dumping (whatever you want to call it) we are able to easily clear some space in our minds, witness our thoughts on paper and decide what we want to think on purpose. You can easily start this practice today to begin the basics of managing your own mind.
How to Journal
Plan the night before to wake up and have about 30 minutes to write first thing in the morning.
Wake up, grab a cup of coffee, tea or water and sit down with a notebook and pen.
Remind yourself that you never have to show this to anyone, this isn’t for approval or show. This is a mental health practice and it doesn’t have to be well read, organized or even make sense. Just let the thoughts come.
Write WHATEVER thoughts come to mind, even if it seems trivial. Get it down on paper.
Go for at least 30 minutes and then call it when it feels complete.
The benefits from journaling can be felt instantly. And sometimes they’re very subtle. But with sustained practice, this habit leaves room for your brilliant mind to take a deep breath, relax, and frees up space for more wellbeing and peace.
I have journals dating back to when I was in elementary school. This practice has helped guide me through depression, breakups, my parents’ divorce, and feeling completely lost. When we put pen to paper and give ourselves the permission to just write, it is incredible what we can find there. I realized I found hope, I found wisdom, I found truth, and I found forgiveness for myself and others, when I woke up and wrote.
Because like I said, our minds are brilliant, they are vast and connected to more than our eyes can see. I think it’s so important to journal because it is one of the best ways to reconnect with our natural wisdom and intuition.
Reconnect yourself today.
Go, write!
