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Aria Holt's avatar

My thing with journaling is for some weird reason I push down so hard when writing that after like 2 minutes my hand is aching😭😓 Guess I'm just super into it lol

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Martina's avatar

oh my god me too! i write like that because i am afraid i’ll forget the way i want to phrase things 🤣 sometimes i just end up writing everything in notes and then copying it later on paper so i don’t stress myself out

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Francis Chouquet's avatar

Great post! What are the best places online to find good prompts?

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Martina's avatar

thank you! i usually just find them on pinterest or through content creators i like

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Andrea Bass's avatar

This post is a great resource. Thank you for sharing it!

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Martina's avatar

thank you for reading it! i’m glad you enjoyed

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Jaymi “the OC BookGirl”'s avatar

Well done! So much great content here. I love journaling and you included so many useful tips and ideas. You don’t have to be “creative” to journal! If you make a mistake just slap a sticker on it and keep going.

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Martina's avatar

exactly! thank you so much

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Sinead Shortt📚's avatar

This is great! I like to journal when I am going through something tough basically to vent!

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Martina's avatar

me too! i need to learn how to journal when i’m happy too though 🤣 when i go back and reread i realize i journal the most when i’m going through it

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yasmini's avatar

wishing substack had a bookmark option 😭

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Avani's avatar

Thanks for this Martina💗🥹

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Martina's avatar

thank YOU!!

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carlota's avatar

the advanced questions/topics are soo good i need to use them asap !! thank you

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Martina's avatar

i'm so glad!! thank you for reading and i hope you enjoy your prompts

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alix's avatar

you killed this! such a thorough + great guide :')

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Martina's avatar

i feel like i barely scratched the surface, but i’m so happy you liked it 🥹

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Lia's avatar

This made me realize that the reason I have a tough time expanding in my daily journal is because I use digital tools for 90% of what could be considered journaling in my day-to-day!! Great article!

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Martina's avatar

thank you for reading it! it can definitely be hard to start, but once you stop putting pressure on yourself, everything will flow 🧘🏻‍♀️

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