The Personal Journal
Welcome to the world of self-discovery… …of developing ideas, of problem solving….in other words welcome to the Personal Journal. “The what?”, you ask.
The Personal Journal: As your teacher has explained, this Journal is a record of your views, opinions, and feelings about topics, ideas, and events. It is also a means of deciding if change is desirable, and how it could come about.
The Personal Journal is nothing to be afraid of.
How do I start?
Well, Hook onto an idea and . . .
. . . . let yourself go
The Personal Journal will help you to find an answer. A simple approach to writing an entry in your Journal is to ask yourself, “How or what do I feel about (topic)?” After deciding the “whats” and the “hows” of your feelings, you may ask yourself, “Is there anything I want to change?” The Personal Journal will help you to find an answer.
Why write down ideas? Some reasons are: -as you see your thoughts and ideas on paper, you can begin to more fully understand yourself.
-writing about problems leads to solutions by way of understanding what created the problem, and why it continues. -by examining your actions and the activity of others, you will discover what makes people different.
“What should I write about?” “There’s nothing to write about.”
Topics for your journal are as numerous as the thoughts in your brain Topics for your journal are as numerous as the thoughts in your brain. Anything that you have feelings about is a potential journal entry – putting those feelings down on paper is the key. Here are some suggestions from the endless list of possible topics.
The LAW
FOOD
WORK
TALENT
NATURE
CRIME
FLYING
ANGER
SICKNESS
BEAUTY
BUSINESS
PRACTICAL JOKES
BIRTH
MARRIAGE
EDUCATION
MUSIC
SPORTS
CHILDREN
WAR
VAMPIRES
HEROES
PEOPLE
The End
A Suggested Journal Topic You may write on this topic, or you may choose your own. Please give a lot of thought to your response, and make it meaningful to you. Remember, the key is to be honest.
Topic: Write about your most (select from the following slides) experience. What made it so memorable?
FUNNY
SCARY
SURPRISED!
EXCITED!
SAD
EMABARRASSED