my ramble about journaling.

i find journaling so therapeutic but at the same time there is a certain level of vulnerability to writing down all of your feelings on paper, i used to worry that someone would read it but i think to myself a lot "who cares" bc what type of person would read someones journal and also anyone they would tell would be just as bad as them.  i very much enjoy journaling and having that release of thoughts and energy it allows me to unload everything that is bothering me without having to bare it all to the people around me. though i see a lot of people fall into the trap of starting journaling and telling themselves that they are going to journal everyday which sets a lot of people up for failure and they think badly on themselves for not keeping up with it like its a waste of a journal or the small amount of times that they do it is a waste of time. people need to let go of preconceived ideas of how they need to enjoy their hobby, i a lot of the time journal if i have big feelings or ideas but i dont make myself do it everyday because then it is not a hobby it is a chore and i would never want something that makes me feel happy to become something that i resent. 

personally i havent wrote in my journal for weeks as i havent felt the need to but it is always there for me to pick back up when i need it also using it for shopping lists, random things that you need to remember and for little doodles makes it way less intimidating to open, just remind yourself that not everything that goes in there needs to have a point or that it has to be super important. its for you! no one else so treat it like that! everyone should have a journal, pen to paper journal. you would not believe how fun it is to just write about nothing and then read it back later or choose to never read it again! i have never re read a journal entry and i dont ever plan to.

thats why i enjoy journaling so much.