Sometimes I go back and read my old journals or old posts, and I am really surprised at how much I have forgotten overtime. But when I read them, it’s like it all comes rushing back. It’s so important to record your life, to record your story. At times, it can even help you reach certain decisions. It’s amazing how we push and suppress so many things. I wish I had journaled more. I wish I had been one of those avid journalers that journal every day since they were preteens, or at least seventeen/eighteen. I just went through random seasons of journaling. Sometimes I would catch myself up with everything that has been going on in the last few months, but I wish there was more.
I would encourage anyone to start journaling, especially during your growing years, to see how much you’ve changed and evolved overtime. I wish I journaled more during relationships to see if I noticed certain patterns and to make sure that I didn’t only remember the good. Sometimes we remember things better than what they actually were. Or the opposite could happen. Maybe we could see that things weren’t as bad as we thought down the line. Who knows. Either way, it can be quite helpful to have such information/memories in reach.
Moving forward, I’m going to try my best to journal more and record more moments or memories, no matter how small. There are family moments that I wish I had recorded since I was a teenager. Sometimes when I’m talking about a loved one (who is no longer here anymore) with a family member, they might remind me of memories that I had forgotten about. In that moment, it’s like a gift. I can only imagine what it would be like if I recorded more memories. Hopefully whenever I get one of those random flashbacks, I will write it down as soon as I can, so I don’t lose it. Like that movie scene in that thriller movie “M3gan” with the little girl having a heart to heart. It might have been a thriller movie, but that part of the movie made me tear up. When the Megan doll recorded the little girl talking about one of her favorite memories of her mom, so she’ll always have it was such a special scene. As someone who has also lost a parent, I enjoy every memory recorded or remembered. I keep them close to me.
Do you write in your journal often? How long have you been journaling? Let me know in the comment section below. 😊
Elle Rey📚 