Use a Ten Year Journal to Track Your Life Events

Would you like to journal every day but you just don't have time?  The Ten Year Journal is excellent for folks like us -- we like the idea of journaling, but our schedules just don't seem to allow time for it!

The format of the 10 year journal requires only that you write 5 lines a day every day for ten years.  There is extra space at the back if you have a special occasion or feel particularly prolific one day.  Each page includes 10 years of the same date on the same page.  So if you write 5 lines on January 1, 2010, you will see it again when you write on that page in 2011, 2012, 2013.  

My journal is over 6 years old now, and it is such fun to see where I was every day in the years past.   I recommend that you try this form of journaling for at least two years -- you will quickly become addicted to your little 5 lines a day -- and your journal becomes a treasure!

Our son-in-law was seriously ill one year -- those were really scary days for all of us. When I read an old journal note of a step to recovery (out of ICU - Hurray!), a victory (going home from the hospital today!), or a note of prayer after an all night vigil, I pause to be thankful. I usually send an email to my daughter "remember where you were on this day in 2003? Take a moment to be grateful."

It's good to be reminded we have "walked through the valley" and survived. These are faith builders for me.

Every year I post my goals for the year in my Ten Year Journal.  This provides a permanent record for me -- my goals, my successes, my notes about my progress. 

When I write my goals in my journal, I know I won't lose them, and they are readily available for review each day! 

I also note my feelings at the end of the year, right there with my goals, so that I can quickly review my personal and business growth.

Your Ten Year Journal also includes that all important birthday and anniversary list, an address book, and a spot for medical notes.

You can easily see that this one book for journaling will quickly become one of the most important treasures in your home -- and it is a beautiful gift -- for just about anyone. One year I gave the Ten Year Journal to a friend who had remarried in her 60's. She and her husband have spent their first together traveling around the world. She often reminds me that their journal is in a prominent place in their home, and that they have recorded each and every wonderful adventure together -- and they both write in it!

Make a commitment to yourself -- journal this year! It does not matter when you begin. You can always go back and fill in important information and special days. The important thing is to do it - make an effort to start journaling the easy way. You will be so glad you did this!