How to Journal Through Tough Times E-Book

Tom Garz

• Herausgeber: TG Ideas LLC
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

It was hard writing this book, but I'm so glad I did.

I've journaled for many years to help "sort myself out".  I rarely share my journaling with others, since my thoughts and feelings are very private to me.

The "Tough Times" I chose to write/journal about in this book were my experiences from 2015 to the Present – with the Political Turmoil, the Pandemic, and now with the Economy.  I didn't realize I had so much in me, bottled up, over recent events – until I started writing.  I am sharing "My Story" now, as an example of how I journal.

In reading my book, you will get:

• A Brief Overview of Journaling, especially how I do it;
• "My Story" including My Personal "Advice to Self's" to get myself Through (and Out Of) Tough Times;
• 250 Writing Prompts to get you going on your Journaling;
• Internet Search String Examples for you to find your own Writing Prompts related to your specific "Tough Times", e.g. sickness, loss, worry, loneliness, etc.;
• Encouragement all the way along for you as you journal to get better and stay better.  You might find, like I did, that if you "fix the insides", the "outsides" get better all on their own.

I was going to title my book "What Just Happened?  Is Happening Now, and Is Probably Going to Happen Again."  – But that was just way too long.  I like the title "How to Journal Through Tough Times" better.  What do you think?

I hope you find my book useful.  If not, I sincerely wish you find what you're looking for.
 

Leseprobe

How to Journal Through Tough Times

Tom Garz

Published by TG Ideas LLC, 2022.

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

HOW TO JOURNAL THROUGH TOUGH TIMES

First edition. November 29, 2022.

Copyright © 2022 Tom Garz.

Written by Tom Garz.

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Introduction

My Story

Writing Prompts for You

Conclusion

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This book is dedicated to YOU, the reader. 

Thanks for your interest and for buying my book.

Introduction

I WAS DRIVING HOME in the fall of 2015 and little did I know that I was about to get another one of those “Life Wake Up Calls”.  As I was driving, I was listening to a talk program discussing one of the Presidential Candidates for the 2016 Election.  I was glued to the discussions and it only got worse over the next year or so until the election.  How could this happen, I thought?  How could this person be President?  Well, life went on, and I continued to be transfixed by the news of what was going on with our new President.  Then came the Pandemic!  Then came Violence with Multiple Shootings and an Assault on the White House on January 6, 2020, when we now had a new President, yet the previous President would just not give up, and it goes on even today in 2022.  Then and now, we were dealing with a shaky Economy, too.  Now we have rather severe Inflation that might lead to a Recession or an Economic Depression.  All this time from 2015 until writing this book in 2021-2022, I was getting all wound up with the whirlwind of events.  Maybe I was going into a personal depression, too, being overwhelmed with what happened, what is happening now, and probably what will happen again.  I didn’t do therapy at that time but rather turned to my old standby of writing my inner thoughts and feelings.  Today, the term for this is journaling so I’ll use that in this book.  Writing equals Journaling for me.  In this book, I have sorted myself out, and am sharing it with you so that maybe you can resolve your past and move on.  I wish you good luck, good health, and good happiness. 

As I said, in this book, I sort myself out concerning what happened between 2015 and 2022.  The title of this book is “How to Journal Through Tough Times”.  Maybe you have different “Tough Times” now than what I wrote in the next chapter – My Story.  Maybe you’re still wrestling with the topics I cover in “My Story”, though.  Either way, this book might help you sort yourself out – even if you can’t sort others out.  This book might give you a way out of where you are now.  My Story gives you an example of how journaling helps me.  You can do similar, if you want, in your own way with the topics that are relevant in your life.

Here’s how I journal – I just sit down and write.  Sometimes I sketch my thoughts or feelings.  Other times, I might draw out a flow chart, a timeline, or a picture of the concepts floating around in my mind and the world around me.  I don’t do a fancy journal like some like to do.  I just have a pen that I like and a pad of paper that I also like.  In writing My Story on the computer, I was stuck writing and the words didn’t come out.  I learned that if I change the font to Comic Sans, instead of Arial, then I could write.  I guess writing in the Arial font triggered my mind that this is “work” and my emotions stopped.  Whatever way you get the words going is best for you.  By the way, I’m publishing a Tough Times Journaling Workbook or something like that soon - If you can’t find it, let me know, and I’ll send you a link.  A lot of my journaling is writing how I feel and not a litany of what’s going on – but some people use journaling to just keep a record of events, like a diary – everyone is different.