hi there! first off that's awesome that you want to start!! the first thing i'll say is there are a lot of pages within my journals that i don't share that are messy and ugly and where i word things terribly so that's all part of the process along with the pages that turn out beautifully!

in the journal i have my morning pages, sometimes i just write down random thoughts or lists as they come to me and from a lot of those thoughts, i eventually expound on them in the journal where i write longer reflections. i have a pretty stressful and busy job, so i find journaling to be the time i try to set aside for myself daily to slow down even if it's for a couple of minutes. i think the important part is to not put a lot of pressure on yourself to write something perfect or profound, but to allow yourself to just write something, anything, even if it's about what you ate or something random you saw on the street. i think people tend to think of journaling as a place to have these vast epiphanies for themselves in life or to rant about their feelings, but it can also be light and easy - i have a lot of entries where so much of it was talking about a croissant i had or something or how i went on a walk in the park!!

so in sum, i think the process is: make it something for you and a thing you make part of your day and routine so you don't have to put so much weight on it when you finally do it. i bring my small journal everywhere and it's handy to write in while i'm at a cafe or waiting around somewhere. also make sure to be kind to yourself and give yourself some grace! it'll be fun when it's what works best for you!! i have a friend who just writes lists and that's how she journals so there's really so many ways to do it. good luck!!! 💖💖💖