THANKS FOR WATCHING! Share your own tips and advice here!

@ScottSwalwell

5 жыл бұрын

I get up extra early now and journal after my exercise. It's part of my daily routine now

@Look-the-other-way

3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video

@marnymaletzke6212

3 жыл бұрын

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If I took a picture of my life everyday I’d have a journal full of pictures of me sitting on the bed watching KZread videos. Sometimes I think the only difference between me & a houseplant is the fact that I watch KZread😒😒😔😔...lol...Oh love the video by the way👍😊😊😊...

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

haha we all have days (weeks*) like that, but I think you'd be surprised by the little moments tucked within those seemingly boring, ordinary days. Your life is far more important and worthy and valuable than a houseplant. You are so loved. Thank you for the sweet comment. And who knows, maybe journaling can be a new passion that gives you a boost each day to spend your time more meaningfully.

@myignorantopiniondoesntcou2343

5 жыл бұрын

Abiding Kelseyleigh 😀 so true 😊thanks

@salabhsg

4 жыл бұрын

Except that house plant grow big and we grow old.

@x3lea866

4 жыл бұрын

This 😂 I thought “jeesh, If I did that it would be a lot of pics of me eating Cheetos on the couch”

Thank for creating this video =D Very inspiring. Journaling to me is an escape in a way. I get lost in the process of decorating and writing about my day. I may not journal every day but I do nine times out of ten. I look forward to journaling every day as well. Journaling helps me with my depression as I can write out how I feel or what has been happening in my life. I love how I can praise God in my journal if I want to and thank him or even do a collage on the things I love. Journaling can be so versatile =D

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Amen Corina!!!!!! So many reasons to journal! I should do a whole video on WHY journal!

journaling is my time to reflex on my day. I like to make a list on every page. A list of people i talked to that day, or tv shows i watched. Just something that gets ,y creativity flowing

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Sounds like you've found a great process that works for you 🙂

Loved the tips. One of my goals this year is to start journaling daily. I love to journal, but I don't keep up with it regularly. I do have an app on my phone that I love called Momento. It works as a daily journal where you can add pictures and places. But it also lets you sync most of your social media accounts. So even if you didn't journal on a particular day, you may have tweeted something, or shared a post on Instagram or Facebook. So that would be another option for jotting down notes or things that you want to remember for when you want do some more creative journaling later. :)

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

That is an awesome tip!!! I'll have to look into the app!

Love this idea so much! This is manageable!

This was truly one of the most helpful videos I’ve watched to make me want to actually quit making excuses and just journal!!! I go for days and don’t because I just feel like it’s too much work, but you’re right.. it doesn’t have to be an entire beautiful layout every day! Thank you so much for sharing!! ❤️

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

This comment made my absolute day! I wasn't sure how people would react to this video, so THANK YOU for sharing your thoughts on it. Much abiding love to you! And yes girl, no more excuses; journal your heart out!

@jensjunk5688

5 жыл бұрын

Abiding Kelseyleigh you’re very welcome! I believe a lot of people feel the same way! So be encouraged and know it’ll help many!! I think like you said the main thing is like even fixing a cup of coffee and reading your bible and / or doing a devotion in the morning, or going for a jog, whatever your routine may be.. it’s all about just planning that time out and getting in a routine and then it will feel odd to not do it.. ♥️ Congrats to you on your engagement! You’re going to have a wonderful year! 💕

Amazing tips, Kelseyleigh! I love journaling so that I can get to know myself better and have a recording of my feelings and thoughts. Have a blessed happy new year!

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Yay! So true Timi! Thanks for watching!

I have just shouted myself a HP sprocket and I have found that being able to print my photos in a small format and whenever I want to, has helped me journal more. Thank you for all your inspiration. I love watching your ‘journal with me’ videos. X

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Yes being able to print your own photos at home is SO helpful! Great tip! Thanks for watching!

Love your beginner videos, they come in handy

Thank you sooo much.. you inspire me 💕

Excellent tips...wisdom well above your years...Thank you

Love it... grace and enjoying the process

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lisa! Yes, enjoy the process!

I love this video!! Thank you for all the helpful tips. I can’t wait to journal more in 2019.

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Yay! You're so welcome Suzy!

Thank you for sharing. You make journaling sound possible.

I love your channel so much! Such great tips!!

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I cannot express how many good points that are made during this video. This was so inspiring. I will be watching it again and again when I need inspiration or stuck with my journaling. Thank You!

Thanks for this video! I would love to see a video of a tour of your craft room!

Thank you 😊❤️ for sharing your thoughts on journaling. I have started a "my miracles journal" and writing recording my miracles. I do add stickers and color to my pages. I recently shared it with my mother when she came to visit me.

Thank you for this video i started writing down what I do every day it helps me to clear my mind and I be stressed out so I journal at night.

Thank you for a great video! I love journaling, too, but have lagged behind in the past 5 months. So MUCH has happened (ending a 2 year relationship, my dad dying in October, a new holiday routine since his passing, and my goals for the new year!) I appreciated your tips especially the writing notes and setting reminders on your phone. I use my phone calendar for everything so this makes sense to make time to journal too. Great video! Thank you for all the tips and encouragement! ❤

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your dad Karla. Praying for a blessed New Year for you and yours!

@tcsgirl6865

5 жыл бұрын

@@MyAbidingJournal Thank you so much.

I have a daily journal, for which I don't always have the time ro journal in due to my work as a nurse or stuff that's going on or needs to be done at home. So I make make notes in my diary app on my phone and attach the pictures or qoutes that go wirh it. And than I will journal when I do have the time. Thanks for all the tips you have given. I sure will take them with me.

Lots of good tips.

This is so inspiring!

What a sweet and inspiring video. Thank you for sharing your tips.

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

You are an amazing speaker and journaler.

Fantastic inspiring video. Thank you.

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Reedus Rulz! I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment!

Thanks for yo tips im going to start journal yo tips gives me intention to write journal thank you ❤❤

I love this. So many amazing tips and such a relaxing video. I'm not incredibly arty, even though I would absolutely love to own a stunning diary full of beautiful artwork. I have to just embrace the fact that style of journalling doesn't work for me. I journal for emotional release and to preserve precious memories. I use a lot of tip-ins to preserve photos, tickets, postcards, etc. This year I bought an A5 1 Page A Day diary and will try to write in it every day. I'm so excited to see how it fills up over the course of the year. I write in a one-line-a-day diary and have noticed I tend to stop writing around the end of May until the end July, which is bizarre. I'm going to try and keep my routine up this year and see if I can beat the creative lull. Happy new year! I hope 2019 brings you every happiness. x

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Caitlin Phillips good luck with your new journaling habit! ❤️ and enjoy it! thanks for watching and commenting ☺️

Very creative. Thank you.

@MyAbidingJournal

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Patti!!

Hi, Im from Indonesia, thank you so much for the tips and trick. Soo adorable...

Nicely put.. thank you..

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

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Awesome video, you did an excellent job with this video! I am going to use this for 2020! Thank you?

@MyAbidingJournal

4 жыл бұрын

Lonna Shur I’m so glad to hear that!

Love your videos x

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU JASMIN!

You have a nice desk space 😉😊 I wish I had that. I want to make a deal space in my room

I’ve started journaling and my life isn’t very exciting at the moment but that’s okay because I’ve noticed that a lot of what I write is the antics of my pets and I think that recording those memories is really special. One day when they are gone I will have a record of all the silly things they got up to. Things I might have forgotten otherwise. I started journaling for a lot of other reasons which has been helpful but the pets thing wasn’t intentional. It just happened organically because they are so special to me and a huge source of happiness and love.

Great video! I use symbols and my shorthand. One journal I labeled as Grandpa’s Morning Gripe. Lol

Hey!I am new to your channel and I am literally binge watching your videos today😂..I just wanted to say they are really awesome and informative..For someone who is new to journaling it's like a treasure😊..please keep on doing these🤩I loved them a lot.Thanks for sharing your knowledge with everyone.

@MyAbidingJournal

3 жыл бұрын

Awe thanks so much Manasi! So glad you’re enjoying them and welcome to the abiding fam!

For me, my big tip is one that might be a bit uncomfortable for a lot of people. Take your journal with you where ever you go. The worst thing you could do is not have it on you when something amazing happens. I use a travelers notebook from chic sparrow and I can't leave home without it. I take it to work, to my parents house, to my friends house, EVERYWHERE.

@MyAbidingJournal

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tosh! That's a great tip! :)

Inspiring

Journaling is supposed to be to us and for us, and nobody else.

Very nice💜

Thank you for these tips. I just started journaling today. By the way, may I know the title of the background music for this video? I just love it. This gives me peace. 😊

Hello! Thanks for your video! Your journal is beautiful!! Just curious, do you have a preference for lined or blank or dotted pages?

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I get these inserts from Moleskine that are a very light grid for my creative journaling. amzn.to/2Ynl1XC I use dot grid for my bullet journal.

Near as I can tell, I have about 10 to 12 blank journals that want to be filled. One style I'm considering for journaling is to write entries in the second person. My thinking is that if/when I read the past entries, it will read like letters or disputations to myself. That is, as if the journal is doing the talking or instruction to me (or the person reading my journal). I guess this method of journal writing makes sense.

@MyAbidingJournal

Жыл бұрын

That would be cool!

Hi. I've tried so many times to journal every day, but never succeeded. Hope your advice will help me in my journey. Thanks

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

I hope it helps too Lali! Thanks for watching!

Great video! I just found you. I am sure you have a video of what books you suggest to journal in. I like the ones you used to capture your whole 2018 year. I think they were quarterly books. Where are those from and what size are they?

@MyAbidingJournal

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dora. Yes, it happened to work out that I filled four whole notebooks in a year, so it basically was quarterly. I used the moleskine cahier books in large (I'm going to use the XL size in 2021 though). They're linked in the description of my videos and in my amazon shop. :)

Great tips... I would love to have journals like yours, They are amazng!!! However I'm in an office 8 hours straight from 8:30 am to 5pm, then go home, do exercices, eat, shower and sleep. So I guess there is no point for me! Pretty boring life from Monday to Friday

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

haha sounds A LOT like my days honestly! Like I said in the video, I love daily journaling because it helps me to appreciate the special moments tucked within the ordinary mundanity of life. But yes, that's why a lot of my weekday entries I have multiple entries to one page because less typically happens; meanwhile, I might have two entire pages devoted to one Saturday! Thanks for watching!

@surfkroq1

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like my days. I write about that day, like what I did.. watched on TV. .. a random funny conversation over- heard. It's repetitive sometimes but may be worth reading back years from now.

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

@@surfkroq1 Yes exactly! Only later do we realize those little things were the big things. Thanks for watching!

@melissafloyd1202

5 жыл бұрын

Bibiana, I want to encourage you to just track your days to see what's going on. Maybe you feel depressed on certain days and you may realize you eat certain foods that day that may add to it, or maybe you have a dream of something you want to do at some point in your life. Write down that goal/dream and break it down into smaller steps that would be required to make it happen. Schedule smaller steps in your days and slowly chart your progress. 1 drop of water per second every day will erode a rock over time. It may seem like a painfully slow process for the water droplets, but it's in those slow moments you reveal your endurance and resilience and you notice your resolve is strengthened. Let it flow, let it flow! ;)

@ScottSwalwell

5 жыл бұрын

I reflect on key areas of my life on those days. What leaks I can plug and what can I do to improve in life - business, relationships, health etc

Dear Kelseyleigh, I absolutely love your videos!!! I started journalling at the start of the COVID pandamic, to document that weird time and to show myself that we still had a good time even staying inside with all the restrictions. I usually just write with some photos here and there. But now I want to start a special winter journal documenting some great times I spend with my family and kids over the past few years and I am at a complete loss how to go about it... How to make a cohesive journal with lots and lots of different photos. I saw that you are going to participate in #12daysofjournalling and wondered if you have some tips. I love the prompts and they are quite similar to what I had in mind, but also including our Dutch Sinterklaas, the birthday of my son, days in the snow and maybe even a small valentine's day entry. Looking forward to your entry on December 6th! Thanks in advance!

@MyAbidingJournal

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so fun you’ll be participating! And love that you’re always making it unique to you. I think just trying to not put pressure on it is key. You don’t need to follow every prompt or fill up a whole journal with only winter memories of make every page cohesive. I think just enjoy the process and take it all a page at a time. A good way to make things a little more cohesive is to pick up some stickers or pens in a similar color palette. Have fun with it and document your memories-that’s always what’s most important ❤️

Thanks so much for these helpful tips! What brand/color is the TN you used for 2018?

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Of course! I use Webster's Pages (in walnut) -- amzn.to/2MOkWq5 and Moleskine Cahier TN Inserts -- amzn.to/2psEGqf :)

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

P.S. I always put the links to my favorite products and things used in my videos in the description box to make it easy for ya'll ;)

@MandaFandaa

5 жыл бұрын

Abiding Kelseyleigh oops sorry about that. I see it now. 😬

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

@@MandaFandaa no worries! :)

Thank you. What is the program do you use on your telephone?

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Do you mean for my calendar? It's just Google Calendar.

i use diary on my i pad dose that count

Doesn’t writing one journal and then copying it down again more fancily feel redundant to you? And doesn’t it feel ingenuine?

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Good question! Not at all. Jotting down notes is just to jog my memory later; for some people, that might be the only form of journaling they need--just a few key words to remind them what happened--but for me, I enjoy the fun and relaxing component of creative journaling when I incorporate the art aspect. Since I can't always find the time to do that every single day to my heart's content, it helps me to take little notes so that when I do sit down and journal I can make sure I don't forget important details. Whether notes scribbled at the end of the day or an entry I spent hours pouring my art and creativity into before my words, ultimately my journaling--in any form--is a reflection of me, and what's more genuine and vulnerable than that 🙂

Hi there!! I really like your videos, but i find it pretty distracting and stressing to look at all the stuff behind you, as a minimalist that much stuff exposed to you camera is very very stressful, but since i like what you have to say, i just listen to your voice, which is the oposite of your background, so soft and relaxing, you should do meditation vids, cause ur voice is really sweet and calming. Thanks for all the tips given in this vid, will take some of those and apply them to my journaling!! Xo marce.

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

hahaha. Believe me, all my stuff is stressful to me too. I'm in a transition period and live at home so all of my belongings are cramped into my tiny bedroom. I get married in May and will be moving out and getting to spread all of this stuff out over a whole house and I can't wait! lol. Glad you like my voice and tips though!

Look at the camera lens instead of the viewfinder

My name is Tiffy IAM trying to know how todo journaling IAM handicap understand able

Nice video Make videos like this😂😉

What are some other quick Journaling prompts you would recommend similar to three things you are grateful for? That was helpful.

@MyAbidingJournal

Жыл бұрын

If you watch my video entitled This Changed How I Journal, I share a free prompt list for quick journaling prompts to ask about each month. I also put out monthly prompt lists on my Patreon ☺️

What kind of journal did you use ?

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

I use a Webster's Pages TN -- amzn.to/2MOkWq5 with Moleskine Cahier TN Inserts -- amzn.to/2psEGqf Thanks for watching!

What is your Formula? I don’t understand.

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

I just meant that after having created many entries, I've learned what I like and what I don't, and so when I go to create a new entry, it's almost like a formula of what to do...for instance, a collage of a few photos with stickers to accent it, the date written using my numbers stencil, a handlettered phrase, and my journaling on a tip-in...this is a basic "formula" for a type of entry that I use a lot...essentially, through practice you might learn that you like A, B, and C together...but maybe don't like X, Y, and Z. Hope that helps!

@cyana5867

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, thank you. Your BuJos are beautiful and I appreciate your sharing them with me.

Journaling and time...my two cents on that, the Bible says that Mary had it right and told Martha it would not be taken away from her...be a Mary in a Martha world!

@MyAbidingJournal

5 жыл бұрын

Good advice! :)

Wow to see a 3"+ thick journal ... no, I don't want to journal now.