I have talked about journaling in the past and I think it is an excellent thing to do for many reasons.  It gets your ideas and opinions out in the open for you to mess with and it also gives a chance for your family to have a recorded history from you well into the future.

But, have you ever thought about really documenting your life to leave a legacy?  Not just putting down a few words about your day but really have a full “scrapbook” of what went on in your life from day to day.  While this can be time consuming while you are starting it I think this would be a great gift to your future self and family as well as being just as therapeutic as journaling alone.

You can get apps and software to help you do this.  I personally use Evernote but there are several other out there such as Google Keep that you can use.

All you need to do is create a notebook within the program such as “A Day In My Life.”  You can create one note for each day with the date as the title.  Post pictures taken throughout the day (or as you take them), thoughts, maps of where you have been, and audio recordings of your surroundings.  All of this can be stored, searchable, and exported allowing you to have a detailed document of your day.  What a great way to share decades down the road what was going on in your life at that time.

By documenting your life you can see where you were and where you are now.  The road that was traveled.  What worked and didn’t work.

Doing this project should be in addition to your journaling with pen and paper.  I believe there still isn’t an adequate replacement for the connection you get while writing your own words.  But, what a great thing to have for later in life.

If you want a bit more information and to join the 30 Day Challenge check out http://www.DocumentALegacy.com