The movie, "The Secret," and its supporters, in addition to many other self-help gurus and modern psychologists encourage writing in a journal to help create the life you desire and guide you in setting and achieving your goals. Journaling is a general process that can involve several different, specific techniques. Your journaling can be as flexible or structured as you like. One of the most important parts about journaling is that you enjoy the process and you experience the positive feelings about what you write, so that it feels as though you're actually experiencing what you're writing about. You can use any or all of the journaling techniques; you may find one or two techniques that specifically work best for you. read more »