Did you know that journaling and doodling benefit our mental and physical health? And don’t just take my word for it. There are numerous benefits, but here are five exciting things you might not know about the benefits of journaling;
1. Stretching Your IQ:
Strong cases support the ability to change your IQ. A report by the University of Victoria noted that “Writing as part of language learning has a positive correlation with intelligence.”
2. Evoking Mindfulness
There’s a strong connection between happiness and mindfulness. Journaling brings you into that state of mindfulness; past frustrations and future anxieties lose their edge in the present moment. It calls a wandering mind to attention, from passivity to actively engaging with your thoughts.
3. Achieving Goals
Journaling often includes your dreams and ambitions, yet the idea that scribbled words can help achieve goals is understandably fanciful. But consider building a house without a blueprint. That makes more sense.
4. Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to perceive and manage one’s emotions and those of others. Journaling is an outlet for processing emotions and increases self-awareness. This internal familiarity becomes a bridge of empathy; you’ll better intuit and understand what others are experiencing.
5. Boosting Memory and Comprehension
There’s a unique relationship between the hand and brain, sparked by the composition of thoughts and ideas. Words are representations of ideas; the formation of letters causes the mind to compose or re-compose ideas while journaling. This strengthens previously covered information and forces you to engage in cognitive recall.
Source: Huffington Post
I first became interested in writing a journal during lockdown. I had been teaching art and well-being classes for many years and wanted to publish a well-being tool that could help during those challenging moments.
I would love you to feel that you can record your words and drawings, and that this soothes or brings you happiness. I have set up an Instagram Page ‘My Wellbeing Art Journal’, for us to share images and words, as the sense of community that can come through this will hopefully, again, facilitate connection between us on this journey through life.