The start of the week found me stuck down in the dumps. I was blue and I had to do something about it. Before, when I felt down, I would read something uplifting. Recently I had been reading Dr. Aid al Qarni's "Don't Be Sad" to cheer myself up. But the latest strike of the blues called for something more. I had to freewrite!
Usually, when I write in my journal, I write in a very safe manner, hardly venting any dark thought. I keep it quite upbeat and hopeful, even when I feel otherwise. Freewriting, however, is basically an exercise where you mind dump everything without editing it. This called for a separate word document on my laptop. Writing it by hand would leave no way to secure it, so, word processing to the rescue!
I typed. And I typed. And I typed. At the end of the freewriting session, I felt relieved. I had done it! I had given vent to my feelings, and nobody was hurt in the process (if you don't count me mashing the keyboard in my eagerness to express myself).
I had to stop and wonder: why had I never given myself the permission to freewrite before? After letting my thoughts loose in my private word document, I found myself writing more productively in my formal works in progress. Apparently, I had unlocked the secret to mind blocks when it comes to creative work: mind dump your way to productivity. What a realization!
Now I have a little secret ingredient that keeps me going: when tweeting, blogging or Wattpadding doesn't bring me up, I just open that little file and let the words flow. It's a relief to know that it's there for me whenever I need to express myself.
Have you ever done a mind dump journaling session? How did it go for you?
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