Add Creativity to the Journaling Experience

Journaling is all about writing your thoughts, feelings, plans, emotions, and anything 
else you want to get out of your head. There are many ways to use a journal, but it 
doesn’t always have to be writing alone. If you find that you get bored with this activity, 
one way to make it more interesting is by being more creative with it. Here are a few 
ways to do that.


Mix Up the Colors and Styles

An easy way to be more creative in your journal is simply to mix up the colors and 
designs of your pages. The great thing about this is that it can be done in any type of 
notebook or journal you are using. For example, if you have been writing in black pen, 
just switch to a different color or use colored pencils! It can be more of a challenge to 
write, which is a good thing. You use a different part of your brain, and it really 
encourages you to do more doodling and sketches at the same time.

You might also want to add other decorative elements, like using stickers on some 
pages, printing out photos that pertain to what you’re writing about, or using multi-media 
supplies like paints or charcoal to get your point across.


Try Some Fantasy Writing

Another way to get more creative with your journaling is to do fantasy writing. This can 
be anything and everything you want. Fantasy writing can just be writing about any 
dreams or long-term aspirations you have, it could be more of creative writing where 
you make up a little short story, or where you envision what your own life would have 
been like if you had made different choices. 

This type of writing helps you to get outside your comfort zone and really tap into the 
creative part of your brain. It gives you a place to explore what is in your imagination 
and see where your words take you.


Add Doodle Pages

While you can definitely draw or doodle on any page in your journal, you might also 
want to have just some doodle pages. These are blank pages you use just for little 
sketches or drawings. Maybe you want to paint what you see in front of you, draw a 
scene of what your day was like, or spend a journaling session just doodling whatever 
comes to mind first. This is great practice to channel your creativity.

