The 5 Year Journal (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "Where were you a year ago ?..." (more)
Key Phrases: one thing about the world

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Product Description

Where were you a year ago ?
What were you doing 2 years ago ?
What were you feeling 3 years ago ?
What were your dreams 5 years ago ?

THE 5 YEAR JOURNALTM is a timely tool for entering The Millennium. It will enable you to journalize and plan the next 5 years with what you want, what you have felt, and where you have been. Year by year your entries add to the total summary of your feelings and events, until, on one page you can look back at the past years, up to 5 years - day by day - thought by thought - experience by experience.

We tend to be hard on ourselves, not always giving ourselves the credit due for what growth and change has occurred. Journalizing in this Journal and in the Workbook sections, over a 5 year period will memorialize what was happening. Then having 5 years to look back upon, at one glance, can give us a more accurate reflection of what did or did not happen in the past.

Recording a relative reflection creates an accurate record of memories that we can then use for assessment and personal growth. This Journal will be a reminder and support, of where we have been and where we want to go with our lives. Even if you already journal, THE 5 YEAR JOURNALTM can be effective in addition to what you are currently doing. This Journal can be a quick and easy tool for highlights and learning from hindsight. THE 5 YEAR JOURNALTM has a unique design that allows you to start journaling any day of the year.

With the passage of time we gain a different perspective. Time is a healer and what was once hard or unbearable can now make more sense, giving us a clearer picture. Recording and tracking our lives in this Journal can actually bring relief, clarity, joy and laughter. You can also use the Month End Summary, Quarterly Questions, Year End Favorites, The Best and Worst Things That Happened to Me, Q and A Year End, Create Your Own Topic, and Year End Summary as meters to track experiences at a glance.

Imagine sitting down, just you or with friends, remembering that favorite movie or favorite song, reading about what you were doing, what you were feeling, or what was happening in your life on a specific date. With this Journal there will be a first hand account of what was, what had happened to you in your life. With the distance and time in-between, you may have a new experience with your past and create a more rewarding future. Imagine passing this Journal on to a friend or family member so they could know you and your history. They could feel your joys and successes, and experience your pains and sorrows.

This Journal can also be used for personal or business items, recording important dates, future deadlines, anniversaries, and more. Dates important in your future can now be pre-recorded for a manner of easy reminding.

The most important idea to remember about THE 5 YEAR JOURNALTM is that you now have a quick and easy-to-use tool that can be an asset for your well being. It can enhance and assist you in the many ways that you choose to use it. It can be fun.

From the Publisher

I designed and worte The 5 Year Journal TM and believed in the book so much that I was willing to self-publish it. I felt it was important to have this book out in 1999 for 2000. The process and the book have taught me a lot about myself and I am sure they will continue to teach me. I am especially learning about my own beliefs, or at times, the lack of them.

My belief in what I am doing, what I was given to do, has brought me here today and you here today.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Dkc Enterprises Ltd; 1 edition (September 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963713809
• ISBN-13: 978-0963713803
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #243,932 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars super-duper structured, August 18, 2000

By	erikawithak (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

this journal is a fantastic idea except it's a little too structured for someone who's, i don't know... artsy. if you want something similar that promotes the same sort of stuff except in a more relaxed, pro-creativity and fun way, i absolutely love and adore my SARK journal. in fact, you can buy it here, but for some reason amazon doesn't bring it up if you search under "blank book" or "journal," and that's just really silly. so you need to search under "sark"... anyways, if you're someone who wants to just collect your thoughts and save them up, really, this blank book is great. but, if you're buying a journal for someone who writes big and loopy, who loves color and drama and silliness, who smiles a lot and acts sorta goofy- go for the sark one. they will adore it. it's just darling...

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars concept wonderful, execution not of quality, September 28, 2002

By	Pamela Learned "Pam Learned" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I waited some time before purchasing this book, and was pleased to see the format and directions. I'll keep using it, but I'm dissapointed in the quality of the paper and binding. Although it's only a month old, I took it to the Cape (but not the beach!) and it buckled in humidity. I have a dozen journals, and my favorites now are soft-bound leather covered, with fine paper. Even though it is hardbound, The Artist's Way Journal (Julia Cameron) has held up better for me (hardbound) over 6 years and many trips than this has in one month.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for the frustrated and time-constrained, November 28, 2006

By	S. Rauch "paintchipgirl" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The 5 Year Journal (Hardcover)

I have tried for years to adopt the habit of keeping a daily journal. But the task felt overwhelming and I'd quit after a few days. I heard about The 5 Year Journal from a friend and bought one a year ago. I absolutely love it and have had no trouble keeping it up-to-date.

There are instructions in the book to help you get started, and the space for entries is just big enough to allow me to jot down my thoughts without challenging me to fill an entire page with the details of the day.

If you are already diligent about keeping a diary this book won't be roomy enough for you. But I recommend it to anyone who'd like to be able to keep a daily record but doesn't want the job to become too big.