What to write when you want to journal but your brain feels loud

A simple journalling start for the days when you want to write but cannot find the first sentence.

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The loud-brain problem is that everything feels like the first sentence.

So do not start with a beautiful one.

Start here

Write:

Right now, my brain keeps opening…

Then list whatever comes next.

It can be practical, emotional, boring, tiny or half-finished.

If you get stuck

Use categories:

  • Home.
  • Family.
  • Work.
  • Me.
  • Later.

The page does not need to be neat. It only needs to hold what your head has been holding.

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Guided workbook

A place to follow, notice and return.

The free notes offer standalone prompts. The workbook is being designed to connect the full guided month into a beginning, progression and endpoint.