A beginner’s guide to journaling (The Space Between style)

A Little Guide to Journaling

Journaling in The Space Between isn’t about keeping a perfect diary or writing pages every day. It’s simply about creating a little space between what’s happening and how you’re experiencing it.

There are no rules. Five minutes is enough. Five lines are enough. Sometimes five words are enough.

Try this:

Pause
Find somewhere relatively quiet. Put the phone down, take a breath and give yourself a few minutes where nothing needs your attention.

Notice
Ask yourself: What’s going on for me right now? Don’t look for the clever answer. Notice what comes up.

Write
Let the words come without editing them. You don't need good grammar, beautiful handwriting or profound insights. Nobody else needs to read this.

Get curious
If something keeps appearing, stay with it. Why does this matter to me? What am I feeling? What do I need? What am I avoiding? What would I like instead?

Leave without fixing
You don't need to finish with an action plan. Sometimes noticing something is enough. You can come back to it another day.

And remember:

You can’t get journaling wrong.

Some days you'll fill pages. Some days you'll write a sentence. Some days you'll stare at a blank page and realise you don't want to write at all.

That counts too.

The point isn't to produce something. It's to create enough space to hear yourself.