log-ing is good for the soul

Dialog  and conversation are so important to the soul. It's important to be able to express yourself with another person and to be a sounding board for which another person can express themselves. Sometimes the opportunity for this isn't ideal, our friends live far away and can't talk in person or it's already ten minutes to midnight and the idea of writing an email seems so exhausting. True personal, intimate communication takes effort and intention; it take effort to overcome our unintentional, attention-less society. Making yourself available to another person, not allowing yourself to monopolize the conversation - these things are important. Hearing what you are saying and what is being said to you, changes how you perceive yourself and how you are perceived by others.

 

This came up because I have come to see how important journaling is. Writing down stuff that is going on in life and in your brain is important. It can help you organize your thoughts, recognize patterns, remember what happened; journaling is like taking a snapshot of yourself but with words instead of images. It doesn't have to be and maybe it shouldn't be something the whole world needs to see. Looking over my old journals, I see things about myself then and now that I wouldn't have been aware of if I didn't have the written recording.

It is said that a person always makes time for the things that are truly important to them. I challenge all of us to take the time to consider what is truly important to us and if it's good for the soul, go for it! xo