I knew it was getting close and had even planned for it and then it happened this morning: time for a new journal! This might be just ho-hum for you - “Geez, Krysta, what’s the big deal?” The big deal is that I began this last journal March 17, 2017 - nine months ago. There are women who carried fetuses this entire time and are now giving birth to babies!
Over the years, I have filled hundreds of journals and destroyed most of them. I like to go through completed journals, glean the wisdom I unearthed, and then let go of the energies they hold. I didn’t used to do this and one day discovered I was lugging around over 20 years worth of journals in a trunk that had belonged to my mother. It took awhile to let go of them and I eventually quit re-reading them when I realized how much whining was mixed in with the wisdom. Did I really need to go through all that again? No.
I glanced back at the last nine months and can see how much I’ve grown and how my understanding of some issues has deepened. I also see areas where not much has changed and now ask, “Does this need to change? Maybe not.”
When I work with clients, I suggest they keep a journal if they aren’t doing so. It can be confusing if you let yourself believe there is any one “right” way to journal. There isn’t. There’s what works for you. Just get a blank book and every morning sit down and write your thoughts. What happens eventually is the deeper aspects of yourself start sharing ideas, feelings, and processes - thoughts you didn’t know you had. This can bring clarity, freshness, and wisdom to your life.
Today, I close the door on the last nine months. Tomorrow I begin a fresh page in a fresh book and look forward to the new ideas and wisdom that will fall onto the pages over the next few months. And if you want to see my new journal, I posted a photo of it on Facebook a few weeks ago. It’s got a purple cover with multicolored page edges. Very pretty and inviting!
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