Sometimes life can be a drag, and if you feel like the world is closing in on you, you are not alone because adult life can get busy, chaotic, and overwhelming. On average, humans use roughly 20% of their brains; however, we're convinced that the journaling girls use at least seventy percent of their brains. It takes a different level of dedication to decide to put down all the thoughts, dreams, and aspirations onto a piece of paper. Visual journaling is a form of reflection that involves using personal depictions and graphics to bring your ideas and aspirations to life.
So, What Does It Mean To Visually Journal?
Visual journaling is the process of reflective processing, and it also has an element that includes exploring ideas, notions, and concepts to create personal meaning. You don't have to be Vincent van Gogh or have any to do visual journaling. It is a deeply personal process that only requires individuals to be open to exploring, rediscovering themselves, and reconciling that with their life experiences.
Why Should You Do It?
It Is A Motivator
A vision board is a form of a visual journal. With this method, you put all the things in your mind in one place in the form of pictures. It can literally be a mini art project. For instance, if you have a certain tax bracket that you would like to move up to in 2022. All you have to do for your visual financial journal is to cut out images that mirror the steps you would have to take to get to where you want to be. The more you see your dreams and vision all laid out in front of you, the harder you will find yourself pushing to get there. It is a motivator.
It Is Therapeutic
Creating a vision board can be therapeutic because it gives you a chance to re-connect with your inner child and work towards healing past traumas. The beautiful thing about a visual journal is that it is exclusively yours, and no one has to set eyes on it. So be messy, be creative, color outside the lines and pursue your goals with zero inhibitions.
It Represents Hope
Visual journaling also has a lot of symbolism attached to it as it represents the formation of your dreams. With visual journaling, the page starts out blank and then slowly begins to take shape depending on what you choose to add or subtract. The more consistent you are, the clearer and more defined your dreams become. Initially, it might be a little bit confusing and daunting not knowing what to put on a page, but as time goes on and the momentum builds, you will become clearer on what to include or exclude.
As you begin this journey of healing and clarity, take the time that you need to dream about the life that you saw yourself living as a child. This is what visual journaling is about. Get into it.