January is National Journal Writing month.
In my last post, I wrote about keeping a personal journal. This post is dedicated to keeping a Journal of Fun.
Years ago, I was following a blog where the writer said he kept a journal of fun things he did. Unfortunately, I can’t remember his name, but I thank him for this wonderful idea. I decided to start my own Journal of Fun in 2011. It’s the one I decorated with a suitcase in the picture above.
I kept it for a year, before deciding to incorporate my fun journal into my personal journal. It wasn’t the same experience; I liked seeing a record of my fun gathered all together in one place. So in 2015, I returned to having a journal dedicated to fun.
It’s a log of books I read, TV shows and movies watched, great meals, getting together with friends, hiking, trips, art shows, classes I took, and more. I still post in my Journals of Fun, even during the pandemic, when the usual options for fun aren’t available.
A separate journal just for fun has several benefits. Everything is in one place, so I can look back and remember all the wonderful experiences I’ve had. It’s a reminder that when I see I haven’t recorded anything for several days that I need to have some fun. It’s also a reminder that fun can be found in simple pleasures, things that take a few moments or are free.
So far, I have filled three journals, and I’m ready to start at fourth one, the one in the photo above with the rabbits collecting stars.
A Journal of Fun can be anything you want it to be, decorated any way you want, filled with anything that brings you fun and happiness.
With everything going on in the world, it is more important than ever to seek out fun and collect bright stars of hope, peace and joy for ourselves.
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Lynn H. Wyvill grew up in Washington DC where her favorite activity was sitting under a Japanese red maple tree, watching clouds create pictures in the sky. As a writer, she finds peace and inspiration when hiking in the woods, strolling on sandy beaches, and observing nature’s show in her backyard. Those experiences are captured in her first book, Nature’s Quiet Wisdom. Before writing books, Lynn worked as a radio/TV reporter and writer for the US Department of Agriculture and owned a consulting business that trained professionals on the creation and delivery of effective presentations. She is a lifelong learner, avid reader, small town explorer, and dedicated theater attendee who lives in beautiful Virginia with her husband.