Working On Me

Something you can use to breathe a little life into a journal you're bored with is to be your own guest writer. Blogs often feature guest writers who offer a different perspective. You can do the same.

Simply write from someone else's point of view. If your journal is one in which you describe the events of the day and your reactions to them, then do as you normally do, but pretend you are someone else, possibly one of the people you encountered that day. What did that person notice about you? What impression did you make?

On the other hand, you may have a journal in which you simply write whatever comes into your head, snippets of philosophy, ideas and memories. In that case, consciously try to record ideas which are not yours, imaginary memories another person might have, or views which are different from your own.

When a blog features a guest writer, it can actually revitalise the blog in a big way. The blog owner picks up new themes to write about or acquires new energy, and sometimes it can entirely change the direction of the blog. What could it do for your journal?