{"id":77,"date":"2024-11-12T16:10:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejournalingmagazine.com\/?p=77"},"modified":"2024-11-12T16:10:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:10:57","slug":"whats-the-deal-with-journaling-is-it-just-fancy-doodling-or-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejournalingmagazine.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/whats-the-deal-with-journaling-is-it-just-fancy-doodling-or-what\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Deal with Journaling? Is It Just Fancy Doodling or What?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thejournalingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/whatisjournaling300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejournalingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/whatisjournaling300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thejournalingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/whatisjournaling300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you\u2019ve heard about journaling and thought, \u201cIsn\u2019t that just writing down my deepest, darkest secrets?\u201d Well, kind of. But also\u2026 NOPE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Journaling is so much more than that. It\u2019s not a confessional booth for your emotions (unless that\u2019s your thing, in which case, go wild). 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