“Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.” — Christina Baldwin

1 Simple Step to Self Discovery

Journaling is a terrific method to learn more about yourself. You'll get to know your true self. You can decide to keep a notebook or diary for just one week. You won't need to put in much more work than you typically would to go through a whole week.

Reflection & Contemplation

The act of journaling is to assist you in self-examination, enable you to assess your current situation, and provide you with the chance to reflect carefully on who you are right now.

One single day would remedy the exception of the other and force you to consider all the various acts that must be included but are quickly forgotten.

Start Simple & Comfortable

To get going, you don't have to spend a lot of money on a diary. Use the standard notebooks from bookstores. Don't limit yourself. Create a special place or a sacred corner for you to quieten down to jot down thoughts and ideas. Use whatever tools you want, in any shape or form you prefer; you can get the ones that are the most comfortable for you. 

Acknowledge Who You Are

This will bring you to the deepest level of your true self; this will bring out the True YOU. Do not be afraid of your own thoughts. If you want to do this in a much simpler way, you can consider taking a mirror and sitting in silence while closing your eyes and paying attention to yourself.   You should think from the time that you started your day in the morning to that time you end your day in the evening.  Think about all that happened to you in the course of the day.

Practice and Focus

To be able to focus more over time, you should be able to do this every single day for at least a month. Practice makes Progress. You can also look at your image in the mirror, take deep breaths and pay attention or focus on yourself and talk to yourself.

Self-Love, Acknowledgement and Reveal

Start by thanking yourself for everything you’ve done that’s made you who you are today. You are the reason why your life is filled with so much joy, love, and gratitude. It takes practice to get good at compliments, but if you're willing to put in the time, they'll come faster than you think.  Acknowledging the good in you and complimenting yourself is a great way to begin appreciating the true you.

Acceptance

Let your mind think of only positive things. Get rid of the negative thoughts from your mind.  You’ll feel better about yourself. Even when you might feel sad or scared, do not cast those feelings away but instead accept them, look into the mirror and accept yourself the way you are. 

You will at some point, experience these strong feelings when we are able to look at ourselves to acknowledge these feelings.  Feelings come and go, you will experience them and some you may be able to control. When feelings are too big and it might be better for you to let go and move on.

Progress

When you reach this point of acknowledging the presence of these feelings and emotions, you can now grab your pen and start to write down whatever you feel at this particular time. If you journal about yourself for several weeks, then by the end of the month, you would have formed a series of self discovery evidently.

You are Not Alone

While it is normal to have moments of uncertainty, you can still continue with your day to day activities with gratitude. We have to live our lives and attend school, work, play, and interact with others as we normally do.  It is important to remember you are not alone. It is a normal part of life and everyone goes through this same process.

If you feel like you may need some help in this process, try to look at yourself as a friend or someone who is there for you to support you and encourage you. 

Getting Support

Otherwise, engaging a life coach to help you on this journey to reset your mindset would be another way towards your path to more centered you.  A life coach can help you to focus on your goals and develop a plan to achieve them. They can also provide support and encouragement as you work towards your goals.