Stress Less: Write in a journal
Posted on Apr 29th 2008 9:41PM by Deanna GlickI'm a writer and yet I've never filled a journal. I've started many. But then I get distracted with other projects and life and writing for work ...
But one of my dearest friends has filled 37 journals in the past 10 years. Why? It's one of her main stress relievers. She swears by it. It's helped her recognize unhealthy patterns and make healthy changes. Sometimes it's easy. Sometimes it's painful. Sometimes excruciating.
It's the only place she can be honest. The only place she's free. It's a look in the proverbial mirror. And clarity looks back. "My journals save me," she says. "They're solace. A release."
Wow. Sounds good. Maybe I'll dust one off and fill the pages for once in my life.
But one of my dearest friends has filled 37 journals in the past 10 years. Why? It's one of her main stress relievers. She swears by it. It's helped her recognize unhealthy patterns and make healthy changes. Sometimes it's easy. Sometimes it's painful. Sometimes excruciating.
It's the only place she can be honest. The only place she's free. It's a look in the proverbial mirror. And clarity looks back. "My journals save me," she says. "They're solace. A release."
Wow. Sounds good. Maybe I'll dust one off and fill the pages for once in my life.








