Journaling & a recommendation

[riff]

My therapist wants me to start journaling. As much as I like writing, to journal yourself only through writing is a taxation to me.

Years ago I saw a Jungian psychoanalyst- schooled in Zurich and all of that and she prescribed for me "A Creative Journal."

You can find more information on this rewarding book here .

The original is out of print. I just ordered her latest edition.

It is not expensive and if you are someone who is given to such things, you may want to check it out.

One of the most interesting exercises I did was to make a time-line of my life and then color the times (like a rainbow almost) with watercolor pencil.

We rush around sucking the devil's dick. Take some time and get to know yourself. I know I sound all fluffy for a certified punk, but there is much gold in them thar hills.

riff

 

[riff]

Yeah. I know. Better to just run away.

But wherever you go.... there you are.

 

[T.H. Oughts]

My peotry that I don't publish here at Lit is kind of my journal. When I read back over the years it tells the story. It is a great way of releasing what is in the mind..... kind of like having a good cry sometimes....

 

[AzureAngel]

I journal a lot as a means of venting. This, unfortunately, means that my journals are much like world news. The positive things that go on are often overlooked and the negatives are magnified. It helps, though, when I need it.

Plus, it's always funny for me to look back on.

 

[T.H. Oughts]

Plus, it's always funny for me to look back on.

I used to write a journal daily when I was a teenager. I lost it. I bet my Mum or Dad had a great laugh if they found it, I know I would these days.

But then that is what being a teenager is all about.....

 

[AzureAngel]

Man, I laugh at myself from a few weeks or months ago. I can be utterly ridiculous with grace and ease. *Snickers.*

 

[juicylips]

Good Morning, riffilicious

Someone has been telling me to do the same thing. Writing things down to gain some perspective. I use to do that years ago, but got away from it.

JL