Journaling is another great tool to help with mental fitness. By putting pen to paper (or typing out) the events, thoughts, and emotions of the day, it allows you to re-visit and evaluate them at your leisure. Journaling helps clear your mind of intrusive thoughts, negative emotions and allows you to detect your triggers helping you become more self-aware. An added bonus of putting pen to paper, or typing it out, is it helps you re-call certain items or “to-do” lists that may have otherwise been clouded by other events during the day and can help you reach your goals.