Keeping a journal can be an ideal ritual to ground yourself and organize your thoughts.

It is the perfect place to keep track of your thoughts and you can do that in many different ways.

You can choose to make a short summary of your day every day so that you later have a lot of memories that you can reread.

You may also like to keep a gratitude list and take the time every day to focus on all the positive things in your life.

There are so many reasons why you should start with journaling, but here there are already 5.

1. Improves focus and mental clarity.

How does it work ? Simple, when you have a problem, write about it and put it on paper. This helps you to solve your problem and makes your mind empty.

You become better able to focus and reason your tasks, and this is an indispensable and useful skill to have.

2. It makes you happier.

For example, you can keep a gratitude list in which you write down every day what beautiful things have already happened to you. By focusing on all the beautiful things in your life for a few minutes a day, you will unconsciously look for more positive things throughout the day that you can then write down, which will ultimately make you happier.

3. Personal growth.

Writing is such a powerful tool, whether it's about achieving goals, becoming a better person or just general personal development. No matter what you use it for, you will eventually see yourself grow as a person.

4. Helps you to have a better connection with your values, emotions and goals.

By writing what you believe in, why you believe it, how you feel and what your goals are, you better understand your relationships with these things. This is because you have to search through the mental clutter and give details about why you do what you do and feel what you feel.

5. Journaling increases your self-confidence.

You can use a journal to improve your self-esteem and get to know yourself at a deeper level.

If you spend ten minutes every day writing about something positive or something that you like about yourself, your confidence will thank you.