The Joy of Journaling

Blog #28

     Journaling is a passion of mine.  My journals are used for setting goals, reflecting on life, planning of all types, making decisions, drafting,  making lists, writing poetry,  studying the Bible and even praying.  It is a way to keep track of whom you know; what you think and what you know; where you have gone and where you will go; when you are going; why you do what you do;and how you live.  Journaling is a powerful life tool! It helps you define yourself, express yourself, improve yourself and keep on track!

     Decorated journals have been something I have loved for decades. I have dozens of them.  When I was a young girl, some of my favorite things were my bound diaries with a locks and keys. I would think about Anne Frank and how hers were read years later even after her death.  How upsetting it was, when someone found a way to read my beloved diary! It was so hard to deny that you liked a certain boy, when the intruder gleefully read if from your journal!

     The journal sections of T.J. Max and Marshall’s are magnetic to me.  I cannot go in those stores without looking at all the magnificent bound journals.  Giving a journal to someone, who would delight in it, is a special kind of thrill for me.

      I found the perfect journal for a person who loves to write, especially about the positive and … joy. It was spotted on a chair at church! I just stared at it.  Does anyone know where I can find one?