Journal Flow #1: Checking In

Welcome to Journal Flow. Grab your journal and your favorite pen and get a pop of flow in your day. This practice invites you to come exactly as you are—messy, busy, or short on time—to show up for yourself and check in. It's a ritual designed to help you tap into your creative flow and find your center.

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Hello, Hello! I'm Sarah, Owner of Foved and a wicked low-key goddess of journaling flow, Here to help you tap into your own unique flow. So, Welcome to JournalFlow! Ananis Nin said, We write to taste life twice. I always thought that was a low number. I write to taste life until I understand it. Until I feel better. Until the emotions unravel and show their underside to me. Until the thoughts stop clanking around in my head, Like something is wrong with my car, And I, I swear, Everyone can hear the clanking too. Flow is not just a journaling thing. You can get into flow at work, At home, Anywhere. Flow is feeling in the zone. It's feeling seamlessly in the present moment, Engaged and immersed. Sometimes time speeds up, Or sometimes time slows down. Flow is being alive, Lit up, And grounded. It's akin to a meditation state. It just has an action attached to it. JournalFlow helps make it easier for you to find your muscle for flow. And I believe it is a muscle. You can find it, Work it, Grow it, Strengthen it. It can be a little bit fickle, Especially in our chaotic, Distraction-filled world. This practice is not about doing every prompt. Your brain is a computer that wants to answer all questions asked of it. You are looking for prompts that deeply resonate. Not a simple yes, A deep yes. Like, I needed this prompt today. Journal about that prompt. Then when you're done, Tune back in and find your next prompt. Some people journal about one prompt the whole time, And that's fine. Some people journal about a bunch. If you feel like you're doing it wrong, You're not. There will be discomfort. If you are locked into just writing down every prompt, I'd encourage you to tap in more deeply and really grab a deep yes prompt. So, Let's close our eyes. Focus on our breathing. When was the last time you just noticed you were breathing? And open your eyes when you're ready to write in your journal. I am grounded. I am creative. I am confident. I am connected. I am expressive. I am clear. I am present. Give yourself permission to leave it all on the field, To leave it all on the page right in this moment. Set an intention to release into this practice with a curiosity to find what you need in it. Journaling can be stress relief. Journaling can be a coping strategy. Journaling can be a grounding practice. Journaling can be understanding yourself. Journaling can be emotional regulation. Journaling can be creative exploration. Journaling can be a dream catalyst. Who are you today? Can you put it into words? How are you today? Can you put that into words? How do you feel today? Just today? Or just in this one moment? What can't you stop overthinking about today? How many tabs are open in your brain right now? What are those tabs? Could you name them? Can you close any of them? How grounded are you today? Are you present in your body today? How rooted into your life are you today? What is your body trying to tell you today? How many emotions have you already felt today? Could you list them out? Has your heart been trying to tell you something lately? How has your brain felt lately? Try to catch a loose thread of your thoughts. And start writing them out like a stream of consciousness. Who would you be without your thoughts? I'll ask you again. Who are you today? Can you put it into words? How are you today? Who do you want to be today? You are present. You are clear. You are expressive. You are connected. You are confident. You are creative. You are grounded. Thank you for coming to this little journal flow. Looking forward to seeing you at class. Okay, Love you, Bye.