My dad loves to write anything under the sun. He can go on the whole day just writing about anything that comes to mind, he finds a sense of fulfillment knowing that he didn’t miss any thoughts he had in mind and kept it in a journal.
That is why I was thrilled to find a nice assortment of fine leather journals at this online store. Since father’s day is just around the corner, I couldn’t think of a better gift than this to give to my dad who has a great passion for writing.
These days, I’m finding that it’s extremely helpful to keep track of my thoughts and goals in a journal. It harkens back to my days as a young adult and while it may come off as juvenile, keeping a personal journal allows me to maintain my day-to-day life with great ease.
Eventually I came across the Achieve Every Day Journal, a simple, yet beautifully bound notebook. I seldom have found hardcover journals that I like, either due to poor stitching or ugly cover designs, but Achieve has such an understated look that I’m not ashamed of taking my book out in public with me.
Many people keep multiple journals. If you’ve never considered this aspect of journaling, you might be in for a pleasant surprise. When would you want to write in multiple journals? Is it really necessary?
A daily journal is generally free form, a capture of thoughts as they occur every day. Random thoughts written in free form text style can be anything about your experiences today, to aspects that you wish to hone in on regarding your feelings.
Keeping another journal in addition to your daily journal might be to acknowledge a specific theme about a particular subject or hobby. It could reflect an extension of your personal interests and can be used as needed.
Examples of themed journals might be:
You can use your themed journal to compliment the practice of daily journaling, and to enhance the hobbies you enjoy. Keeping multiple journals can be likened to having many friends. Some friends you wouldn’t hesitate to ask to join you in certain activities, others, you wouldn’t dream of asking them. Selecting a specific journal is like talking to a friend who shares that particular interest with you.
Multiple journals each provide a specific focus. When you sit down to write, you already know the direction of your thoughts depending on the subject of the journal. You have narrowed down your topic, and may find it easier to write.
If you want a change of pace from continually writing in a daily journal, consider expanding your thoughts with multiple journals. It’s similar to visiting a different place, being in a different space and time.
This web log’s motto is… “One can never have too many journals!”
Paraphrasing the Oxford Dictionary, the meaning of a journal is to keep a book, where the writer records his/her daily experiences, thereby creating a permanent account, kept for information.
Delving into this meaning, the book can be anything from:
The book could be lined, blank, made for art medium or pen and pencil.
A writer who keeps a journal is anyone who wishes to write their thoughts on paper. The record could be of daily thoughts and actions – similar to keeping a diary, “Today I had the time of my life when…”. It might be a recording of in-depth ideas on a particular subject, or emotional thoughts that need to be released therapeutically without an audience. The record could be something as simple as writing down favorite quotes.
A journal is a permanent account, but only when the author chooses to make it so. Some people who keep journals have volumes and volumes, created and collected over years of writing, stored in home libraries. Others have small notebooks strewn about, kept close at hand for writing urgent thoughts, tossed when full and no longer needed. Some journals never see the light of day, hidden carefully away each night, the owner hoping it remains private.
Is a journal kept for informational purposes? In some cases yes, when the writer wishes to remember ideas and thoughts and share them with family and friends, or one day have them published. In other cases - no - the thoughts of the writer must find their way to paper as a release only, temporary; a writing never to be viewed again.