Journaling

Something I have tried to consistently do for quite a few years is keep a journal.  There have been times when I haven't been very good at writing daily, but for the most part, I have a near daily journals that I have written in since about 9th grade.

It's so fun to go back and read what I wrote about.  It's been a long time since I've touched my high school journals, but I made sure to bring up my journal from my first two years of college.  It's crazy to read and remember the drama of freshman year.  There were things back then that were really hard for me, but today, I don't even remember them!  It's weird how something that consumed nearly every entry for days (or even weeks) is something that I haven't even thought about in more than a year.  

I'm glad that I kept a journal during those times, because it is neat to look back and see what I overcame, and how truly insignificant things can be in the long run.  

Of all the things I wrote down though, I wonder what things I left out.  There are plenty of entries filled with play-by-plays of Suns games, what I ate for dinner, and what homework I did...But those aren't really things that are going to be impacting to read years down the road.  Sure, people reading it may be entertained that those are the things I chose to write about, but what were the important things going on around me then?  

I've been trying harder to write things that will remind me of important things I have learned and experienced.  A lot of times, it's hard for me to write about the things that might be the most important, whether it's complicated or hard to express, or something that I think could be WAY embarrassing to look back on...

Keeping a journal of some sort is better than keeping no journal at all.  But I hope that my journaling skills will improve, so that one day my journal can be an even greater thing to look back on and read.