When I was a kid I would see characters in old movies journaling or writing in their diaries and it always looked so elegent. Beautiful cursive, ink pens, in lavish settings.
What I've discovered as an adult is that journaling can be anything you want or need it to be. Some folks draw pictures in their journals. Others write pages and pages. While others pen a few sentences and call it a day. Journaling doesn't have to be anything except what you need it to be. Which is a rather nice and liberating thought.