One of the great things with journaling about something you need clarity on is that you don’t need to know the answer at the start of the entry nor by the end of it.
It’s more like you’re casting your reel out into the ocean by journaling, and you don’t need to catch anything right away. Your pole will bog down when it’s meant to. But something is for sure – you won’t catch anything if you haven’t casted your reel out.
All you have to do is be honest, write what you feel and think, and go where the entry takes you. Whatever comes up as you’re writing, write about that. See what arises. Perhaps a revelation comes up mid-writing. Or perhaps a revelation comes up later in the day when you’re walking or washing the dishes or working. Or maybe it’s not until a few days later that the answer becomes clear to you.
In this way, journaling is closer to a form of prayer rather than an instant transactional activity. The element of patience that is required when it comes to seeking the truth within is in direct antithesis with our modern forms of getting information – a quick google search, a prompt to Chat GPT, and so on.
Also, you already have the answer within. Maybe you don’t know it now, but it is surely within.
I did this just an hour ago with the feature screenplay I’m writing. I’ve found myself in this weird limbo space with the script, and so I took it to the page. I journaled for about three pages into my notebook, writing down thoughts, feelings, and ideas as to my situation with writer’s block and where I stand with the outline, as well as a new idea that’s been in my head the past couple of days.
Be authentic, be honest, be raw, see where the entry goes.
I ended the journal entry on this revelation I had mid-writing that I can keep writing my screenplay and trust in the process of how it will change over time. In other words, just write now and let it change.
I don’t have to be certain on every single detail regarding the outline and script before I continue writing my 3rd draft. I have the utmost confidence and faith in the destiny of this screenplay – I just have to channel more of this faith into my physical writing right now. And again, this is the note I left on when I finished the entry.
Which is pretty cool – you can notice what type of beat you’re ending on with the journal entry which could indicate what your next move should be regarding the topic of the entry.
So you could write for 3, 4, 5 or even more pages, and once you feel called to wrap up the entry, notice what type of thought you’re leaving off on. How can you carry the ideology of this thought into your next action? Where is the momentum taking you?
It’s just so spectacular that all of this is coming from within. And it’s so so so so so so so important that we develop and preserve this activity of journaling in our modern technological age.
Human dependence on artificial intelligence will likely only increase in the years and decades to come, and thus our relationship to journaling, and other methods of seeking wisdom from within, will only become exponentially more important as well.
If the world is going right, don’t be afraid to go left. Listen to where you’re being called, not where you’re being pushed.
I would encourage anyone who’s reading this to trust in your ability to know the truth through inward seeking – introspection, meditation, journaling, writing, silence, solitude, intuition.
The truth may not be the shiny object that society is defining as “the correct answer” or “the right way of doing things”.
The truth is what you naturally, intuitively feel to be right for you in this moment – wherever you find yourself today. It is the direction you’re being called towards at this point in your journey.
I ask of you to honor that truth.
It’s on your side.
You have the power to know it, and it’s not something out there hidden in some course, book, video, or other piece of media. The truth is within.
Those external sources can reflect the truth back out to you. Like this blog – if you’re resonating with these words, then that’s only proof that you already have the power and truth within you. If not, then these words would mean nothing to you.
Trust in your writing, your deep seated emotions, and where your heart is leading you. You deserve a life that’s aligned with what your soul is called to do, not with who the world wants you to be.
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