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WHO AM I?�A JOURNEY INTO JOURNALING

Growing Pains series

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What Is Journaling?

  • A conversation with yourself
  • Time to think about the day
  • A way to process stressful events
  • Getting things off your mind

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Set Yourself Up

  • Choose your special book
  • Choose a special time
  • Choose a special place

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What to Write About

  • Ask yourself questions
    • How am I feeling right now?
    • What happened to me today?
    • Who are my best friends and why?
  • Letters
  • Short stories and poems
  • Likes and dislikes
  • Dreams

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Things That Are Important to Me

ME

Job

Family

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Are There Rules?

  • Be honest
  • Leave room to make changes
  • Keep it private if you want
  • Date your entries

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Famous Examples

  • Walden by Henry David Thoreau
  • Diary of Samuel Pepys