Do You Keep A Journal?
Keeping a journal has been a challenge for me. I have one, but I never seem to write much. I would only write a sentence or two about the day. I know it takes time and practice, but I have been at it for 8 years. There is a practice called Morning Pages. You write 3 pages just stream of consciousness. Whatever comes into your mind you just write it. I did this for a few weeks. Nobody would have been able to decipher it. Penmanship is something I really lack. Has been that way since elementary school.
If you were to read my journals you would find a consistent, I would say failing, theme. Over and over again I would write how I am going to get in better shape, both physically and financially. Month in and month out you can read it. But progress, well that is another story.
I have been reluctant to write my deepest thoughts lest someone was to read it. There are things I am not ready to write about. Or at least have the chance of anyone else reading it.
But isn’t that the purpose of a journal? Where you can write your most intimate thoughts as well as mundane stuff. It is a chronical of your life, so you can use it a reminder in the future. As much as I think I will remember stuff, I won’t.
I will continue to work on my journal. If I want the benefit of it, I have to make it a daily part of my life. Let’s see where it takes me.
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