I love journaling. I love sitting down and actually writing. Typing is okay, but as much as I enjoy keeping this blog and being electronically connected, I will always prefer pen and paper to technology. (The same goes for calendars...I'd be totally lost without my day timer! I don't think I've ever stored one thing in a calendar on a computer or phone! I forget that I record things when I do it that way!)
I'd been really bad about keeping up with my journaling so far this school year, and it's something that I really miss when I don't do it regularly. I really find it helpful to actually write out my thoughts, my prayers, my questions, the things that have made me happy throughout the day, really anything on my mind. It's really great getting these thoughts that bounce around chaotically inside my mind all day out of there and onto paper, where I can either read them again or never have to look at them again! That doesn't so much matter, for while I'm writing I'm very aware of what's on my mind, I'm thinking about what needs to be thought about, and then I can move on; usually writing either allows me to solidify a thought to the point where I'm at a better understanding of whatever it is and I can move on past it, or it opens up a new level of thinking about the subject at hand, allowing me the chance to further grasp it without stressing and dwelling on something that I just can't seem to put a finger on.
It's just another way I like to spend my "me" time :)
So tonight, before I turn in early for the night (YAY!), sitting down with my Moleskine journal, a pen and a full, productive day behind me (and tonight, "The Office" reruns on TBS!) makes me happy :)
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