Ways to take a (brain) dump
When it comes to journaling there are these kinds of responses:
Journaling, what's that dude? I hate writing
I occasionally write stuff down (when I remember, like once a year)
I just love to write. Pages and pages, and pages, and pages. I have soooo many journals!
To be honest I’ve fallen into all of those categories at one time or another!
Why dump?
Whether you love to write or hate to write (i'm quick with one finger on the phone too, my kids say why don't you just use your thumbs haha - I don't know doesn't feel right (or i'm just old fashioned). Anyway, dumping it is a great way to:
Help your thoughts to express and process – it’s better than them whizzing around you’re head all the time yes and constantly be re-minded by them!
As we absorb information and base our actions mostly on what we have done before – checking what’s going on in our head is one way – and a gateway - to reveal what’s going on in our subconscious mind. For example, experiences and emotions we couldn’t process then, but can now.
It helps to accelerate and lift the veil to your imagination – as you’re mind becomes de-cluttered, it’s as if by magic, ideas and inspirations just ‘pop in’ from nowhere!
It takes time and lots of energy (glucose) to think. Therefore, as you're not wasting energy going over and over the same old stuff - the NEW can appear!
More importantly, you’re likely to notice, what you notice.
So, what to do?
It's old fashioned but grab a blank notebook or pad that you love – whether it’s the size, the feel, the images, the texture of the pages you’ll know what you’re drawn to.
Choose a pen(s) that you love to write with – get as colourful as you like!
Set aside 5 - 15 minutes at some point of the day – evening and morning is usually best but choose a time to suit you.
Brain Dump. Whatever is going on upstairs. It doesn’t have to be your next novel, just words as they ping in to your mind! You may start to sense in your body so write down the body part if you’re thinking of that too!
You don’t have to consciously understand and interpret everything (the mind likes to try!) so take that pressure out of the equation. Make it fun.
There may be a pattern or a structure to your writing or it may make utter nonsense and that’s just fine! There’s no need to re-read, deconstruct or alter any of it.
Over time and if you stick with it, you may notice you’ll feel;
lighter, more free and energised, inspired, you’ll sleep better and have improved attention and concentration skills, you'll feel it easier to express how you're feeling and therefore more connected to yourself.
You are the ink from the pen, waiting to flow (a quote by me!).
Give it a go, it has to be tried to be experienced.
Blessings,
Sara x
*It's not about being perfect, it's just about giving it a go*
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