The Search for Meaning: Quotes by Albert Camus & Viktor Frankl (Therapeutic Journal Project)

By The FIG Project, David A Dye, David A. Dye

The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking. Martin HeideggerWhat is a therapeutic journal?You have probably used the terms diary and journal interchangeably. But, there is a difference. Whereas a diary can be used to record the daily events and happenings of a person, a journal is more introspective in nature. A diary could, for most intents and purposes, be written by someone following you around during the day, recording where you went, who you spoke with, what you did and said. It's a recounting of the facts.A journal, on the other hand, gets at what's inside you. How did you feel about who you spoke with? What was the meaning behind the experience you had earlier in the day? A journal tells the deeper story. It tells about your experience, which is more than just the observable facts.So, a therapeutic journal is one that not only recounts the observable events, but also the non-observable thoughts and feelings about these events, with the intent of you learning from them and being more intentional in using this to live your life on purpose.So often we react to life rather than act. The therapeutic journal is a tool that can be used to help you take charge. And by doing this, your freedom will increase. Freedom from going from once crisis to another, from living from paycheck to paycheck. Freedom from stress, worry, depression.In journal writing, the internal and external experiences, thoughts, and feelings are captured. But with the therapeutic journal, these are not only captured, but then an intentional and purposeful direction is decided upon by you, and executed.It is not an uncommon occurrence for a person writing in a TJ to have a dialogue with herself. The purpose of this dialogue is to choose a new direction, through analyzing the red flags, issues, and concerns. The intentional life will come about. Meaning, that you will learn to live with intent. You create it, rather than have it create you.How to Journal.For some, writing isn't their forte. And that's OK. Because this is only one way to use this journal. It is a powerful way, to be sure. But in addition to writing, folks have found success by using:PhotographsDrawingsWriting lettersMaking listsWriting a fictional dialogueWriting longer fictional entriesTimed entries - limiting the time you spend writingWhat will you find in this journal that is more than just blank pages!About 90 pages, with a quote on each pageSelf-Knowledge pagesVision pageThe most important story in the world -- is yours!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1794576495
• ISBN13: 9781794576490
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"