This post is thought provoking to me, Pri. I stopped journalling long ago, more than 15 years ago, yet I've continued to keep a calendar that records many things. I may rethink this. I find the calendars important to me, yet the element of depth/reflection remains in my memory rather than recorded on paper.
Interesting, Teresa! I think I'm glad it got you thinking. =) I also find the calendar aspect to be important (what I did), but I will note emotions too (how I felt overall, as well as about what was going on that day.) It functions as sort of a snapshot of those 24 hours in time, helps to more fully recreate it in my mind at a later date.
I have been journaling since 2007. It is a part of my morning routine and I will never give it up. But I don’t use pretty journals. I just use school notebooks. I filled quite a few.
Hi Jacquie! No doubt you have filled a library's worth of those over the years! I dabbled in using those in my past. I have found that I enjoy a contained space to record in the context of a calendar. Completing one notebook for each year feels satisfying for me. But I wouldn't put it past myself to end up in a notebook again someday where it just flows . . .
This post is thought provoking to me, Pri. I stopped journalling long ago, more than 15 years ago, yet I've continued to keep a calendar that records many things. I may rethink this. I find the calendars important to me, yet the element of depth/reflection remains in my memory rather than recorded on paper.
Interesting, Teresa! I think I'm glad it got you thinking. =) I also find the calendar aspect to be important (what I did), but I will note emotions too (how I felt overall, as well as about what was going on that day.) It functions as sort of a snapshot of those 24 hours in time, helps to more fully recreate it in my mind at a later date.
I have been journaling since 2007. It is a part of my morning routine and I will never give it up. But I don’t use pretty journals. I just use school notebooks. I filled quite a few.
Hi Jacquie! No doubt you have filled a library's worth of those over the years! I dabbled in using those in my past. I have found that I enjoy a contained space to record in the context of a calendar. Completing one notebook for each year feels satisfying for me. But I wouldn't put it past myself to end up in a notebook again someday where it just flows . . .
I love journaling and keeping a paper calendar!! Let me know which one you decide on because I'm on the hunt as well!
I sure will, Gloria!