4 Things An Olympic Snowboarder Writes In Her Journal
Plus the book she takes with her everywhere.
By now, we’ve all heard about the benefits of journaling. From stress relief to help achieving our goals, it is not a question of why, but how?
How can we use our journaling practice to achieve our own personal goals?
While there is no one answer to “how to journal”, we can take inspiration from people who have their sights set on really big goals, like Olympic snowboarder, Jamie Anderson.
Anderson keeps her journal with her at all times. She will be competing in her third Olympics for Team USA in the Beijing 2022 Olympics this February.
The 31-year old athlete has already won gold two times. She recently shared her thoughts on mindfulness, spirituality, and how she uses her journal to support her.
Doodles
Scribbling doodles and other drawings is a way to unlock the creative part of your brain. This helps us think differently while unlocking the creative part of our brain. Creative doodling is a skill you can learn (with a quick Google) or you can simply start scribbling and see what comes out.
Daily Musings
We are thinking things all of the time consciously and subconsciously. A way to get all of those thoughts out of your brain and see them more clearly is to let it flow. Whether you write down your stream of consciousness or give yourself a prompt to write about, writing your thoughts is a proven way to relieve stress.
Gratitude
A gratitude practice is a way to keep track of the good things in life. It has been proven to help with depression, anxiety, and stress. Writing down things you are thankful for can instantly lift your mood and help put stressors in perspective.
Affirmations
Affirmations are positive statements that can help you to reset long standing beliefs. If you are prone to self-sabotaging and negative thoughts (hello inner critic!), you can use affirmations to create a new way of thinking and believing what you are capable of.
If you are new to the power of affirmations, Anderson shares that her go to book is You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise Hay, a cancer survivor that writes about limiting beliefs and how to overcome them.
