Why You Should Be Journaling If You’re Unhappy

A tool which has made it easier to cultivate joy in myself

Kaki Okumura
5 min readNov 5, 2018

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It started with some advice from my scary grandmother

Journaling is a practice I have adopted to help shape the way I interpret my reality, and frame my psychology to find joy and peace in times of dullness or melancholy. But before I delve into the details, let me share with you my story on why I value and treasure this practice.

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Kaki Okumura

Born in Dallas, raised in New York and Tokyo. I care about helping others learn to live a better, healthier life. My site: www.kakikata.space 🌱