It’s hard to believe I’m already on my sixth blog!
A couple of years back (around four) I decided to start journaling. Eventually I ended up giving it up, causing my shelf to be filled with half finished books as well as some that are completely empty.
I decided that I would finally try to restart journaling. I got a journal and started by collecting some scraps and items that have special memories attached to them. This included anything from saved receipts to notes. I then glued them all into my journal. After that, I wrote a bit about my life and what’s occurred since the last time I wrote. I talked about how I was feeling and about the world.
After writing some of my thoughts I feel so much better. It had the same sort of effect as doing a free write (like we did recently in TOK).
I know by keeping a journal I’m not saving the world, but I feel like I’m doing something. Writing has helped me calm my brain and find some sort of inner peace. If I can organize my thoughts and have something physical I can look back on I feel like I’m helping myself in a big way later allowing me to more efficiently help others. Not to mention that encouraging others to journal can have an effect.
Overall, I’m proud of myself for setting time aside to just write. I feel refreshed and excited about what I could do in the future.
I feel like I’ve improved my writing and empathy skills.
While I would like to include some sort of picture, as I do with most of my blogs, I feel as though in this situation there isn’t anything I feel like I can add. My entries are my personal thoughts, so I’d rather not show them, and taking a picture of the cover of my journal is just a bit more work than I feel like doing. If you’re curious though, my journal is baby blue with white dots.
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