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Journaling Techniques to Master Balance and Grow Faster
Using the paradigm of the four elements, I learned how to use specific journal techniques to re-balance my life.
Balance is one of the most sought-after states to achieve—and one of the hardest. You might finally break through laziness into a phase of high productivity, only to take it too far and tip into burnout. You strive to become a better listener and spend more time with friends, but end up neglecting yourself.
When a friend introduced me to a new paradigm of balance based on the four elements, I immediately saw its value as a tool to help me evaluate what was off-kilter in my life, and what I could do to get my equilibrium back.
I grabbed this concept and started developing it as I experienced it in my daily life and experimented with it. Ultimately, I needed more than just recognizing what was out of balance. What I came up with was a way to integrate this new paradigm into my journaling habit. In this article, I’ll show you how to do that, too, with specific exercises you can add to any journaling system you might use.
Balance as a System
Fire: Power, Action
Water: Emotions, Subconscious
Earth: Structure, Grounding
Air: Wisdom, ConsciousnessCreating a Keystone Habit
