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Does the type of journal you write in censor your inner voice? I’ve had journals that are bound 
so professionally, that I am afraid to crack the spine and really get into my writing mode. I try to write neat and tidy, thinking this might be the one journal I share with friends and relatives.
Then I find I can’t write at all. I sit there and stare at the elegant pages and try to figure out what to write. Sometimes, this is the case even when the journal is well worn, ragged and almost full. I’ve had times where I really want to write. I grab a pen, open up my journal and then end up sitting and chewing on the end of the pen for awhile before chucking the whole idea and tossing my journal back into the drawer.
I’ve discovered a few tips to free your inner voice and let your thoughts flow into your journal:
- determine the best time for you to write during the day or night when you are more receptive to your inner feelings
- know when you are full of energy or inspiration
- don’t be too quick to criticize your writing
- if you find interruptions are spoiling your time to journal, try to find a quiet space
- play some soft background music, or find a ‘back to nature’ space
- use tools like journal prompts
- pretend you are writing a letter to yourself or someone else
- let your hand do the writing, release your mind
- keep it fun, draw pictures
And finally, when thinking about writing in that intimidating journal - just go for it. Scribble a little. Even if there’s one mark on the page, it becomes a little less fearful to let go.
When I first started using Cavallini & Co.’s Moderno leather journals, I opened one up, after removing the cellophane and loved the smell of the new leather. I fondled it and thought, “Oh, this is way too nice to write in.” But then I thought that was quite silly, and went for it. Now I can’t wait to fill up my journal, just so I can get another one. It might make for quite a collection of thoughts a few years from now. My inner voice had full rights to the pages of this journal.
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