The Art & Science of Journal Writing

When journaling, have you ever found yourself  writing about the same issue over and over and over and you feel like you are not making any progress? Here’s a tip that will help you make some headway:  Write with your non-dominant hand.  You might even want to start a conversation between your dominant and non-dominant hand.  If you usually use a computer to journal, this would be a good time to handwrite.

With your non-dominant hand (i.e. if you are right-handed, write with you left hand), start writing about the issue or problem where you feel stuck.  Writing with the non-dominant hand feels very awkward, of course, but this exercise can bring out a part of you that doesn’t usually have a voice.  It can be your younger self speaking, or perhaps some unacknowledged thoughts or feelings that have been hiding. Let your non-dominant hand write on and on.  Once that hand has finished, you can then answer writing with your dominant hand, and then switch back to your non-dominant, and then respond with the other hand.  Try it out!