There’s a tradition of journalling in country life. Maybe it’s the slower pace of rural days or the steady turn of the seasons, but the hours seem to stretch to allow pockets of time to write and reflect. The hurts and stresses of life can infiltrate the most beautiful setting or cosiest cottage. But keeping a diary can help us make sense of the world around us, and the interior landscape of our hearts and minds.
Journalling, like meditation, allows you to tap into that deep part of your psyche that may be drowned out by the noisier distractions in your head. The act of writing and analysing uses both hemispheres of the brain at one time; the right side to feel creatively and the left side to work rationally. You can use journalling to manage the stresses that life throws at
