decade
i used to blog with nothing in mind; i'd just type and see what came out. then it got to the point where i wouldn't blog because i had nothing specific to say. so i'd go days, weeks, months without adding anything. so today i thought i'd go back to my original plan... write with nothing in mind.
people often use this time of year as a time of reflection, and they like to evaluate their lives and make resolutions they know they won't keep. i feel like i am constantly evaluating my life, so i have no specific need to do so at this time of year. and in recent years, my only resolution has been to NOT make any resolutions. i think i'll stick to that one again this year... oops, there it goes. broken already.
despite the fact that i haven't been blogging much, i have been writing in my hand-written journal every day. my first written journal entry was december 31, 1996, so i've been at it for a decade! i'm quite proud of myself for this achievement, and i intend on keeping this up. i just started a new journal book - it's number 36. i now have an entire shelf of filled books, and i sometimes flip one open and read what i have written. in the early journalling days, i wasn't very insightful, but i still scribbled down thoughts. only recently have i felt that i've added some depth to my thoughts and my writing. and yet i still feel like i'm just scratching the surface. the surface of what, i don't know. i try to write every single day - i missed a day last fall when i stayed over night at my brothers and forgot to take my journal with me. back when i started a decade ago, i didn't write every day - i only wrote when i felt like it, so it might have been once or twice a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. but now i feel like i'm missing out if i don't scribble something down each day.
this blog has been going for over three years. i'm glad i started it. i recently encouraged a friend to get started here too. i think people should write more. i think humans, by nature, are story tellers (and story readers or listeners). i look forward to reading stories, so keep writing!
people often use this time of year as a time of reflection, and they like to evaluate their lives and make resolutions they know they won't keep. i feel like i am constantly evaluating my life, so i have no specific need to do so at this time of year. and in recent years, my only resolution has been to NOT make any resolutions. i think i'll stick to that one again this year... oops, there it goes. broken already.
despite the fact that i haven't been blogging much, i have been writing in my hand-written journal every day. my first written journal entry was december 31, 1996, so i've been at it for a decade! i'm quite proud of myself for this achievement, and i intend on keeping this up. i just started a new journal book - it's number 36. i now have an entire shelf of filled books, and i sometimes flip one open and read what i have written. in the early journalling days, i wasn't very insightful, but i still scribbled down thoughts. only recently have i felt that i've added some depth to my thoughts and my writing. and yet i still feel like i'm just scratching the surface. the surface of what, i don't know. i try to write every single day - i missed a day last fall when i stayed over night at my brothers and forgot to take my journal with me. back when i started a decade ago, i didn't write every day - i only wrote when i felt like it, so it might have been once or twice a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. but now i feel like i'm missing out if i don't scribble something down each day.
this blog has been going for over three years. i'm glad i started it. i recently encouraged a friend to get started here too. i think people should write more. i think humans, by nature, are story tellers (and story readers or listeners). i look forward to reading stories, so keep writing!
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