I am a big fan of Tennis. Today I was watching the Wimbledon match between Venus and Serena Williams. At a break, the commentator pointed out that Serena was writing in a notebook. He also stated that she often kept a notebook of her thoughts. I had to wonder, were these thoughts of tennis, her matches, or just thoughts in general. Maybe she kept inspirational messages in this notebook. Maybe it was notes of her mistakes, or her sister's strengths. Whatever it is, it continues to draw her attention.
It is my humble opinion that keeping a notebook or a journal, as I like to call it, is therapeutic. I have kept a journal for years. I began keeping one when going through difficult times in my previous marriage. During my divorce, it was a comfort to be able put my thoughts into words. Saying them aloud, but yet keeping them private, gave me an outlet for my stress.
I still keep a journal. I write about the good times, the bad times... I write so much I often get lost in the pages. It's funny how you can draw inspiration from your own writing. My writing tells a story, my story. It is my trail of breadcrumbs.
2 comments:
It is interesting that you would write about journaling. In the midst of my 'summer/spring' cleaning, I ran across an old journal from Basic Training. It freaked me out!! I had completely forgotten about some of the things that were written...I had such pretty handwriting back then (LOL). I agree that writing in a journal is therapeutic, I regret not maintaining one on a regular basis.
I have been keeping journals since high school. I just hope my children burn them when I die. I'd hate for anyone to read them.
K. Smith
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