How And What I Write In My Journal: How To Maintain A Journal to Be Mentally Free

Renuka Gavrani
6 min readFeb 8, 2023

I started maintaining a journal almost a year back. Although I had heard about the numerous benefits of journaling, I always felt that my brain couldn’t keep a record of everything. Besides, I never knew how to write a journal. I explored some journaling pages on Instagram and after seeing all those beautiful journals, I gave up!

I came across these kinds of journals and I knew at that very moment that I can’t maintain such a journal. Then I had a word with some other influencers to know their process on ‘how to maintain a journal’?

After talking with my other influencer friends, I came to know that journaling is like an art, you don’t have to copy others’. In fact, you need to be as truthful with your journal as possible.

Let me break down for you how I maintain my journal and how you can start your journaling journey as well that brings maximum results for you.

How I Write My Journal And What Do I Write:

As I said earlier, journaling is an art but at the same time, you have to learn how to be an artist. In the simplest words, Journaling means collecting the ideas that are wandering in your head. When you journal, you become conscious of your thoughts, what exactly were you

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Renuka Gavrani
Renuka Gavrani

Written by Renuka Gavrani

I talk about slow & Intentional living - taking you closer to a happy life. I am a published author of the book 'The Art of Being Alone': https://a.co/d/531JIFq