Ep 17. Journaling pt. 2 (ft. Meg!)

This week I had my sister on to talk all about journaling! What it’s allowed us to know about ourselves, how we journal (and where and when and with what materials), why our posture matters, headspaces to get into, scribble journaling, putting our phones on do not disturb, and how we can comprehend the idea that time isn’t linear.We laughed, we cried, we wrote a lot, and managed to find compassion and give ourselves the best opportunities to grow!(We used to have to look for content & things to consume and now things want to consume us. Oh no!)Twelve (point five) Journaling Prompts To Try* What did you do today?* How are you? No really, how are you?* Where’s the most comfortable place you sat today?* What are you not protecting right now?* The thing I know I did for other people today is…* I want to give myself credit for…* I love ___ about myself* A cool thing I saw today is ___* The thing I feel people don’t get right now is ___* I hope they know ___* I’m angry about ___* I’m really anxious about ___* (Now what does my calm and centered self think about ___)Link It Up Baby, Link It UpSubscribe to Meg’s Friday Email!A Letter To Myself Six Months Ago - (& subscribe to my Substack!)Elizabeth Gilbert on Journaling - Glennon Doyle’s podcastThe Extended Mind by Anna Murphy PaulSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (and check out the interview on WNYC that made me go immediately get this book!)Breath: The new science of a lost art - BookSplit linear curved keyboard - YouTube Video Get full access to Smoke Show at smokeshow.substack.com/subscribe