While preparing this blog each week, peace and quiet is the most valuable commodity in bringing you a message made just for you. Using instrumental classical music (no interruption of voices) playing in the background is the key for this blogger. Why? Because we strive to encourage and help those of us who are moving in the same direction on this journey. And you deserve our complete attention.
Starting Off On the Right Foot
It's a great time to start off on the "right foot" to create something new and fresh. If you've never used a journal to express your thoughts, there is no better time than today. Yes, we all have busy lives and can't even think of doing one more thing. But, can you find just seven minutes in the morning by yourself? Maybe after the kids (if you still have any at home) run off to play with friends. Even five and a half minutes would work. Try sitting down with a cup of coffee or tea and see where this could take you. You will be surprised how fun and rewarding this activity really is and it's a way to build a new legacy.
It's a great time to start off on the "right foot" to create something new and fresh. If you've never used a journal to express your thoughts, there is no better time than today. Yes, we all have busy lives and can't even think of doing one more thing. But, can you find just seven minutes in the morning by yourself? Maybe after the kids (if you still have any at home) run off to play with friends. Even five and a half minutes would work. Try sitting down with a cup of coffee or tea and see where this could take you. You will be surprised how fun and rewarding this activity really is and it's a way to build a new legacy.
Why make time for a journal in the first place?
There are many beneficial reasons to establish this new habit. Think about these seven and add others to it as you go along:
- Removes all the negative thoughts clogging our heads.
- Makes room for recording positive experiences.
- Keeps a running log of our successes on the job/college/life.
- Great way to learn from our mistakes without beating ourselves up.
- Records ideas and reflections before they leave our minds.
- Good way to start making dreams come true.
- Can be used for future projects like memoirs, legacies, and autobiographies.
Journals can clear our minds so we can move forward in an organized way. And eventually, we can savor the fun of it all. Re-reading our own stories. Finding beautiful journals to write in. Discovering things about ourselves we never knew were hidden in our minds.
Writing in a journal is a worthwhile activity used by many people, including famous men and women such as writer Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, Anne Frank, Mark Twain, poet Sylvia Plath, and even composer Ludwig van Beethoven. We would have little history on these people if not for their journals and diaries. We may not wish to be famous, but our thoughts, experiences, and stories may be of interest one day to our families. They might even read about themselves!
An Ancient Plan
Paper and books, of course, are ancient inventions. So "journaling" has been around for centuries. The Egyptians discovered papyrus ("paper"). Books in the ancient world were written on white-washed boards, fabric, animal skins, and clay. People have always loved to write down their thoughts!
But the very first original "Writer" was God himself who inspired over 40 men to write 66 different books called the Bible. It was written over a period of 1,600 years originally in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Eventually, by 1980, the Bible has been translated into 1,100 languages. A great "Journal" to read!
"Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another--showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way" 2 Timothy 3:16 The Message.
"Put God in charge of your work, then what you've planned will take place" Proverbs 16:3 The Message.
Writing in a journal is a worthwhile activity used by many people, including famous men and women such as writer Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, Anne Frank, Mark Twain, poet Sylvia Plath, and even composer Ludwig van Beethoven. We would have little history on these people if not for their journals and diaries. We may not wish to be famous, but our thoughts, experiences, and stories may be of interest one day to our families. They might even read about themselves!
An Ancient Plan
Paper and books, of course, are ancient inventions. So "journaling" has been around for centuries. The Egyptians discovered papyrus ("paper"). Books in the ancient world were written on white-washed boards, fabric, animal skins, and clay. People have always loved to write down their thoughts!
But the very first original "Writer" was God himself who inspired over 40 men to write 66 different books called the Bible. It was written over a period of 1,600 years originally in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Eventually, by 1980, the Bible has been translated into 1,100 languages. A great "Journal" to read!
"Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another--showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way" 2 Timothy 3:16 The Message.
"Put God in charge of your work, then what you've planned will take place" Proverbs 16:3 The Message.
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