Any time you are overwhelmed by a situation, or emotions get triggered, journaling is a great way to get all of those thoughts out of your head so you can process them more clearly. When we allow negative thoughts to swirl around in our heads, a bad experience can feel exponentially worse than it really is. Just the act of writing it all down often helps us put things in a better perspective.
As a young girl, there were times I didn’t feel beautiful at all. In fact, when I was 12 years old I went and hid under the dining room table and just cried one night. I didn’t think anyone liked me. I thought I was ugly.
My mom came over to comfort me and shared this verse:
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
– Proverbs 31:30
We all have a longing in our hearts to know we have a purpose – that our life matters. We often look for that purpose in the approval of others, in what we do well and in ways that we can make a difference.
Any time you are overwhelmed by a situation, or emotions get triggered, journaling is a great way to get all of those thoughts out of your head so you can process them more clearly. When we allow negative thoughts to swirl around in our heads, a bad experience can feel exponentially worse than it really is. Just the act of writing it all down often helps us put things in a better perspective.
As a young girl, there were times I didn’t feel beautiful at all. In fact, when I was 12 years old I went and hid under the dining room table and just cried one night. I didn’t think anyone liked me. I thought I was ugly.
My mom came over to comfort me and shared this verse:
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
– Proverbs 31:30
We all have a longing in our hearts to know we have a purpose – that our life matters. We often look for that purpose in the approval of others, in what we do well and in ways that we can make a difference.
