Three Reasons to Write in a Journal

Making a permanent record of your life’s journey.

Here are three beliefs I have:

1) Whenever I talk about one of my problems, I give a piece of it away.

2) I have an inner voice to guide me in life.

3) If I want to remember something, I better write it down.

Taking these three beliefs together, it is only natural that I am keen on using a journal to navigate life. Let me tell you how journaling has helped me…as I suggest it to you.

When I tell a friend my problem, I give a piece of it away. The same thing happens when I tell myself the problem by writing it down in a journal. I once had a “friend” state that the problem with me is that I have to talk about every problem twice. This is not true! I actually have to do it three, four, or five times! While I would never dare to burden friends with the same problem repeatedly (I hope), I can go on and on about it in a journal ad nauseum. Wow! Like the plop, plop, fizz, fizz of Alka-Seltzer, what a relief that is!

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