A lovely piece, Lorrie! This sentence made me smile: "I imagine all the axons, dendrites, and synapses working together in my brain, smoothing confusion into coherent thought. "
Lorrie - This was beautifully written. I journaled all through high school and it helped navigate those touch adolescent years. Anyways, writing now is fascinating because it's like writing letters to myself in real time. Thinking on paper. And I too write, just because I love it. Great read. Thank you.
I love to journal sometimes it’s just a mundane catalog of what I have done that day , but often it feels like I am writing a letter to God . I like to write out scriptures that impact me and words I feel God is speaking to me . It also helps me remember because often life feels like a blur of going by all too quickly.
I hear what you say about the need to write, Lorrie. I have never been a regular journal writer, but I see in your article it is a worthwhile discipline. Thank you so much, my friend.
Writing and receiving letters was such a wonderful practice back before the internet. I fear we've all forsaken that way of communicating with each other and therefore have lost something valuable. I write a blog, but hardly any of my family or close friends admit to reading it, which also baffles me. I don't journal much, and I think I should try to do it more.
The leaf-cutter ants, the lightning, the brave MAF pilots that sped my baby (well, not so baby) to the hospital! 😁 this piece really brought back a lot of memories, …..over!
Thanks, Lorrie. You have given me something to think about. Yesterday, somewhere on Substack we were thinking about whether writing could be self-indulgent but as you present it, writing can be a discourse between self and God. Writing can not only be a narrative of life in a different setting but an opportunity to demystify ourselves and our lives.
A lovely piece, Lorrie! This sentence made me smile: "I imagine all the axons, dendrites, and synapses working together in my brain, smoothing confusion into coherent thought. "
Thanks, Michelle.
Lorrie - This was beautifully written. I journaled all through high school and it helped navigate those touch adolescent years. Anyways, writing now is fascinating because it's like writing letters to myself in real time. Thinking on paper. And I too write, just because I love it. Great read. Thank you.
— Marilyn Ann
Thank you, Marilyn Ann. Writing just because we love it is the best reason of all!
I love to journal sometimes it’s just a mundane catalog of what I have done that day , but often it feels like I am writing a letter to God . I like to write out scriptures that impact me and words I feel God is speaking to me . It also helps me remember because often life feels like a blur of going by all too quickly.
I do the same thing, Jane. Writing down the words that mean so much!
I hear what you say about the need to write, Lorrie. I have never been a regular journal writer, but I see in your article it is a worthwhile discipline. Thank you so much, my friend.
Thanks, Alan. I do find journaling beneficial.
Writing and receiving letters was such a wonderful practice back before the internet. I fear we've all forsaken that way of communicating with each other and therefore have lost something valuable. I write a blog, but hardly any of my family or close friends admit to reading it, which also baffles me. I don't journal much, and I think I should try to do it more.
Those tangible pieces of communication were valuable, and now lost. My family and close friends do not read my blog, either.
The leaf-cutter ants, the lightning, the brave MAF pilots that sped my baby (well, not so baby) to the hospital! 😁 this piece really brought back a lot of memories, …..over!
Lots of wonderful memories!
And we all benefit! Keep writing and sharing!❤️
Thanks, Linda!
Thanks, Lorrie. You have given me something to think about. Yesterday, somewhere on Substack we were thinking about whether writing could be self-indulgent but as you present it, writing can be a discourse between self and God. Writing can not only be a narrative of life in a different setting but an opportunity to demystify ourselves and our lives.
Yes, I often find that my journal entries are almost prayers - conversations with God.