Five Minute Flow Journaling: Outside Your Comfort Zone

Journaling is known to help reduce stress, organize thoughts, and improve overall well-being. Flow journaling helps us get all of our thoughts out, assists in letting go, and can increase creativity. This practice includes three journal prompts followed by 60 seconds for you to answer that prompt. The key is to write for the entire time, even if you have to repeat your thoughts, get off topic, or start over with the prompt. Just don’t stop writing. Today's topic is outside your comfort zone. Let's flow!

Music by Chris Collins.

Transcript

Greetings and welcome friends.

My name is Jessie and I am grateful you are here for five-minute flow journaling.

This session is designed to provide space and prompts to support your journaling practice.

Flow journaling helps reduce stress,

Organize thoughts,

Assist in letting go,

And can increase creativity.

Please grab your journal and a favorite writing utensil,

Open your notes app in your phone,

Or whatever tools you need to meaningful engage in this practice.

Each journal prompt will be followed by about 60 seconds for you to utilize to answer that prompt.

The key is to write for the entire time,

Even if you have to repeat your thoughts,

Get off topic,

Or literally write out,

I don't know what to write.

Just don't stop writing.

It is not meant to be perfect,

But rather to get you in the flow.

Today's topic is stepping outside of your comfort zone.

Let's begin.

First prompt,

Describe the last time you stepped outside of your comfort zone,

I.

E.

Participated in something that you maybe thought twice about.

Again,

Describe the last time you stepped outside of your comfort zone,

I.

E.

Participated in something that maybe you thought twice about.

Ten more seconds.

Okay,

Finish up that prompt.

The second prompt,

Name and detail what arises when you think about stepping outside of your comfort zone.

What comes up emotionally?

Do you have any physical reactions?

Again,

Name and detail what arises when you think about stepping outside of your comfort zone.

What comes up emotionally?

Do you have physical reactions?

Ten more seconds.

Okay,

Finish up that thought.

The third and final journal prompt,

Can you think of something that you want to do but is generally outside of your comfort zone?

List some steps that you can take to make that something happen.

Again,

Can you think of something that you want to do but is generally outside of your comfort zone?

List some of the steps you can take to make that something happen.

Ten seconds.

Okay,

Go ahead and finish up that thought or continue to journal.

Just please acknowledge yourself for showing up for yourself and being present to promote your wellness through flow journaling.

Thank you for joining me today.

I am grateful for you.

Wishing you a magical,

Inspiring and wonder-filled day.

May your soul shine.