~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
…is to express yourself in writing.
I read an article in the Sunday paper awhile back that explained keeping a journal can help you reduce stress. If something is bothering you, don’t hold it in – write it down. How writing about those things that cause so much anxiety can help lead to a much better health.
I keep a blog. Not as regularly as I used to or as often as I would like, but I still enjoy it.
But around the end of March, I realized that a blog, although it is a journal of sorts, is not necessarily a venue to write of private things ingrained into the heart and seared into one’s soul.
Now, I keep a journal on my computer that no one sees, no one reads. I write of the agony and ecstasy of life and love and family. The joys, the fun, the fears, the pain, the hopes, the happiness, and the heartbreak.
Now, instead of ranting and raving, worrying, crying, or hurting, ~ I write it all down. And it works wonders. There is something so cathartic about it.
Try it. Will save you lots of negative energy and grief over things that you can’t control, make decisions on the things you can control, and even will sometimes help you figure out the difference.
Expecting more rain this week. Hopefully without the tornados and hail that has accompanied it in the last few weeks. The only good thing about the rains lately is that North Texas has had a deluge that we have needed for the draught and help fill the lakes.
Had a wonderful weekend!
Well, off to work. Have a great Monday and get to writing! :coffee:
Happy Birthday to M ‘da Bear’ yesterday and Happy Birthday to Dennie today!
~Sandy
