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As I mentioned in a previous post, there are so many different ways you can use journaling. So it of course makes sense that there are many different kinds of benefits it can offer as well, depending on how you approach it. I’ve shared previously about how journaling has saved my life — both literally and figuratively. It […]
I’ve been journaling for over 30 years. When I first started out, my journal was pretty one-dimensional — serving largely as an outlet for expressing and processing my reactions to life’s ups and downs. But over time, journaling has become a sort of swiss army knife for me. I use it for so many different purposes, […]
My journal may have saved my life. As a 22-year-old in my first job after college, living in an unfamiliar city, I found myself feeling trapped in circumstances that seemed devoid of meaning and human connection. My future life looked bleak, and I began to think about ending my life.
“Am I OK?” Most of us are constantly asking ourselves that question in our lives. It might not always be conscious, but at some level we’re always holding up a yardstick to see if we measure up. I caught myself doing that just this morning. But this time, some wiser internal voice called bullshit on me.
As I write this, I’m sitting in the Cardiovascular Center of a large medical complex in northern New Jersey, waiting to see my mother, who has just survived open heart surgery. Two new valves – one cow, one pig – now reside in her heart, replacing the ones that were initially damaged during an episode […]
Several years ago, I was reading through my recent journal entries and was struck by something. Journaling has become an indispensable productivity tool for me. I know. When you think of boosting your productivity, the first image that comes to mind is not sitting down with a journal, a pen, and a cup of tea, and writing […]