Jazz Up Your Journal
It’s a new year and a great time to recommit to writing in your journal. Here are some ideas for when you just can’t think of anything to write about:
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Count your blessings—including your family and your temporal and spiritual blessings.
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Describe your earliest memory.
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List some of your family traditions.
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Tell about your favorite food or recipe.
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Write about your favorite hymn or song.
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Write a letter to your future spouse or children.
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Write about how you felt during the day even if you don’t think you did anything momentous.
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Tell a story your mom or dad has told you about when you were a baby.
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Write an account of something you saw or did, instead of just saying you did it. Details are great; they capture the experience better than general statements.
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Explain your goals and aspirations and how you plan to achieve them.
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Pick someone who is a hero in your life, and write about him or her.
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Draw a picture of your pet, and write about it.
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Think of a book you’ve read, and explain why it has made a difference in your life.
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Write about your favorite scripture and why you like it.
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Bear your testimony of tithing, the Word of Wisdom, or another gospel principle.
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Read your journal from exactly a year ago to the day, and compare your life then with your life now. Then describe what you’d like to see happen in your life a year from now.
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Write your impressions of world events and other important happenings.
[illustration] Illustrated by MM Kawasaki
