I skimmed my journal that I found the other night. I only skimmed the section from my freshman year of college. It tells an interesting story and to compare my life then with my life now, I can see the growth. That's a benefit of journaling. It was rather strange because I wonder why I don't journal as much (apart from blogging) now. I think it's because I didn't need it quite so much after I finished. I started my journal in loneliness, as a way to connect to "someone" and pour out my heart. than God blessed my life with dear dear friends, and I had real people to pour out my heart too. While I still record more personal thoughts elsewhere, usually during the harder times, I don't need to as more. Really, I've only ever journaled when I was struggling and to say that I haven't journaled somewhere where only my eyes read says that I've grown and that I guess I deal with trials differently now. I can't really say that life is any easier. It isn't. Goodness knows I've dealt with quite a few other hard things. but, I have friends who watch and sit through the storms with me now because God is gracious.
I don't know.
Songs of the moment: Barlow Girl, "Surrender" and Stephen Curtis Chapman, "Bring it On"
Posted by Anna at June 6, 2004 12:54 AM | TrackBack