• “Right now, I feel cold and distance towards...''

  • Who or what triggered this feeling and what did it awaken in you?

  • Write about what you’re protecting by remaining cold and keeping distance. Is this really how you want to be? Is this really helping you?

  • Write about your “cold self” and your “warm self.” How do they move through life?

  • Write about how distance could transform into healthy boundaries instead of walls.

  • Imagine your future self who no longer needs to be distant. What does life feel and look like?

Why writing about your innerworld matters

Writing is a way of welcoming, meeting and guiding yourself. When you pause, pick up a pen and follow a prompt or just let your thoughts flow freely, you give yourself the gift of time: time to acknowledge and to process.

Writing about heavier feelings often brings clarity and relief. It helps untangle what feels knotted inside and allows you to acknowledge what you are truly experiencing. By giving your emotions space on the page, you no longer have to carry them all within, which can make you feel lighter.

Writing when you feel good is just as valuable. Positive emotions (especially love, trust and peace) are deep, reliable sources of wisdom. When you write from or about these states, you not only honor and appreciate them more, but you also allow them to sink deeper into your awareness. You remind yourself that this feeling lives within you: no matter the ups and downs you move through, this is within you as well.

By putting your feelings into words regularly, you gain a clearer picture of what is happening within you - your thoughts, feelings, desires, behaviors, the patterns and the direction you are heading.

Writing is both release and remembrance: it helps you let go of what feels heavy and hold on to what feels good. Practiced regularly, writing becomes a valuable roadmap: showing you where you’ve been and pointing you toward where you’re going. Ink flowing from truth can then serve as a clear, intuitive compass!

Tip 1 - The power of handwriting

Writing by hand slows you down just enough to connect more deeply with yourself. Each letter, each curve of the pen, invites presence. Studies even show that handwriting activates parts of the brain linked to memory and emotion. So when you choose pen and paper, you’re not just writing - you’re grounding, feeling and remembering.

Tip 2 - Use a 20-minute timer

Set a simple timer for 20 minutes and let your pen keep moving until the bell rings. Don’t stop, don’t edit, don’t worry about “good” words: just keep the ink flowing! This is called freewriting and it helps you bypass your inner critic, dive beneath surface thoughts, and discover what’s really alive inside you.