As WordPress continues to recycle old prompts, I pulled another prompt from The Coffee Monsterz Co to respond to today
What is something you learned about yourself through journaling or engaging in the stationery community?
This is a pretty loaded question to be asking me, considering that I started this blog 13 years ago. I’ve been journaling off and on since I was in the sixth grade. To put it simply, I’ve learned a great deal about myself through my journaling and blogging.
Writing has always been for me a form of therapy. That’s not to take anything away from seeing professional mental healthcare workers. But over the years, I have found that when I write, or even dictate my voice as I am now, I do tend to find a lot of the answers that I’m looking for.
Writing simply takes me to another level of thought. I was inspired by the Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: ‘I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. In a lot of ways, writing takes me to my own world. I’m able to disconnect and think about things internally and much deeper level.
The Act of Introspection
In a way, journaling is for me like looking into a mirror, metaphorically speaking. It gives me the opportunity to get into some deep introspection.
The Truth Revealed
One recent example of something I learned about myself through writing was this recent post where the prompt asked “do you believe in the notion of right person wrong time“.
When I initially sat down to write the post, I would’ve said yes. If you go back and read the post here (again, shameless plug!), you’ll see that I initially thought of my relationship with X2 as a ‘right person, wrong time’ situation.
As the blog, entry unfolded, I came to the realization that there’s no such thing as right person wrong time. I feel like if it’s the right person in a relationship time really doesn’t matter.
It’s a real experience to witness yourself changing your mind mid-thought. I’m not exaggerating when I compare it to being in therapy.
🚀 Conclusion: The Power of Self-Discovery
This experience, of coming to a clear conclusion about my own belief system mid-sentence, is the core magic of keeping a journal. It proves that the act of articulating a thought often reveals the truth hidden beneath the surface. It’s a testament to the power of putting pen to paper (or fingers to keys).
Now I have to ask you, the reader: What is the single most important lesson or surprising realization you’ve ever had while journaling? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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The article “Journaling: My Long-Term Course in Self-Therapy” first appeared in Rebuilding Rob.
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