GREATERNESS JOURNALING

Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living.” Journaling, therefore, must be worthy of doing. The entire process of journaling invites examination, introspection. But what is different about Greaterness Journaling?

The version of you jotting down an entry may most likely not be the same version who examines it later. Greaterness Journaling keeps that factor on the front burner. Thoughts are fleeting. Versions and archetypes are fleeting as well. Sentiments often reflect nothing more than a specific version of you at a specific point of time. When you reference your journal, you remember. By keeping "versions of you" on the front burner, you have a much better chance of remembering. When you connect versions of you with the insights, remembering deepens.

Greaterness Journaling, therefore, focuses on two main variables. The first variable considers who is writing, which version of you. You do not necessarily have to document that specific version of you (the archetype) by name, but if you can, go ahead and do it. As you write, you are creating a record of what that version of you is feeling, thinking, learning, etc. The second component to Greaterness Journaling is penning the insights you happen upon. You document significant points, new pieces of interest and support. This practice of documenting newer resources and insights will help you remember them later on. If you date each of your entries, you create a timeline of your process and your progress. This timeline becomes highly supportive for momentum maintenance, providing positive reinforcement, and recognizing the improvements you have made and are continuing to make on your greaterness journey.

One of the more significant aspects of Greaterness Journaling is documenting the names and descriptions of archetypes you discover, create, and/or pick up along the way. For simplicity, consider this: At any one point in time, you are expressing one version of you. We call that version the torchbearer, the expressions of you currently holding the torch, seeing the light of day at that moment. Again, to keep things as simple as possible, have fun in considering and working with archetypes, especially when including them in your Greaterness Journal. Many times, an archetype isn't fully known way beyond the time that you name it. Think of it like a child. When you name a baby, you are still unaware of who that baby is going to become. Archetypes work the same way. The name is simply a placeholder that gives you something to explore and call upon at a later time if supportive.

Lastly, give your Greaterness Journal a tag line. For example: Greaterness Journal: "My Wild Ride to Living Life More Consciously." Give yourself permission to make up a great tagline. Make on up that really works for you. Other examples include, "Documenting My Significant Insights," "My Newest Recipes for Success," "My Extraordinary Path," "Strategies to Help Me Take Myself and Life Less So Seriously," "Things I've Learned Along the Path of My Emergence." Whatever tagline really inspires you will make your Greaterness Journal even that more valuable to you.