For years and years I wrote in my journal religiously. It has always been something I have loved to do. My journal has been a place for me to document good memories, often clear my head, and to rid myself of anger and overwhelming thoughts and feelings. I used to put a little warning note on the inside cover that read, "Please understand that these are just the things that flow through my head... In many occasions I just write the bad or negative thoughts down so I can free them from my mind... Please don't take offense to anything I have written." Many times this was true, so I wanted anyone who couldn't resist the temptation of picking up my journal and reading it to realize what they were getting into. When I get writing I have a hard time stopping and it often just flows without much effort. In the end, I often come to a conclusion I would not have come to without having a place to write it out. Just today, I finally found my stack of old journals! I have been looking for them for a long time. This makes me very, very happy!!! I am really excited, it has been years since I have written in them or even read through them. Hopefully going back through them will give me a little motivation to get back to writing often. This blog has been great for sharing and posting thoughts and pictures, but it is obviously filtered. I need a place to let my thoughts flow in original format, somewhere... that is just for me.
I have been thinking lately that I want to post old entries from my travels and events that I have stored in these journals. Which is one of the main reasons that I am so excited to have found them. I am planning to get started right away. So if you see the picture above at the top of the post, then you know that it is a look back into my old journals.
5 comments:
Oooooh, this will be exciting! Hopefully I never occupied one of those "angry or frustrated" pages in your past! Great idea, I can't wait to be transported back through your thoughts!
Also, that is so great that you enjoy journaling. I have always despised it. I don't know why, but I have never been a good writer. Definately did better back before I had a family. Sadly, I haven't even written in one since Edie was born. So much for family history.
I still haven't found all my old journals. I was just like you - I called my journal my psychiatrist...and that is what it was. I always felt better about whatever after I wrote in my journal. If I'm remembering right, I have a hunch there may be some unpleasant things about me from way back when. :) Thats ok, though. I think its great to have all that written down. Have fun going back in time!
I am impressed that you wrote so many journals. I keep meaning to print out the blog pages and keep them in a binder. Anyone know how to do that?
Les, I haven't written in my journal since just after Zach was born. It has been something I have missed, but I feel like I don't have the time. And I think you are a beautiful writer!
Jelina, I definitely have some things in there that I look back on now and think "I can't believe I wrote that" but I just have to remind myself that I was very young and confused. You don't realize in your youth how much you will learn about life by the time you are 30.
funny, i was going through old memories today too. i'll post them soon.hb
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