Saturday, November 20, 2010
The Power of Journaling
How great is it to find an old journal written several decades ago?! The following is an excerpt from my journal dated August 25, 1993 in reference to my children: Somehow 'wonderful' is not a strong enough word to capture the joyous wonder of their existence. On another note another entry began Anger is my partner. And still, speaking of my father and grandfather's anxiety and worry, "A fire hazard," my father declared. His father before him was ultra safety conscious too. It is a wonder that they were able to get out of bed without worrying themselves into some tragedy strangling themselves in the bed sheets upon rising. Presently I believe I am a bit more compassionate for those struggling with anxiety. I am a worrier. In this new-age of technology, I have long de-friended anger replacing this beast with joy, contentment and acceptance. And thank goodness, I still love and treasure my children! Without the permanence of my journal entries my thoughts, my feelings connected with that time would have been lost.
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According to Aimee Buckner in Notebook Know How...the strategy that I unknowingly uncovered for myself (noted on pages 29 and 30) is Fluency Strategy: Rereading and Highlighting.
ReplyDeleteI love another strategy she calls, "Lifting a line". To take the lines you shared with us and make them into something from 2010 might be interesting!
ReplyDeleteYour line about your children completely resonated with me! That's EXACTLY how I feel about my little miracles! Such a wonderous blessing.
Thanks for sharing!