The Strength & Necessity of Journaling

Somewhere in my house (and I know exactly where) there are a series of notebooks full of my journal. Some of those entries date back to when I was as young as twelve years old. I refer to this collection of writings as a “journal” and not a diary, quite honestly, because in my adolescent years I felt that keeping a diary was something only girls did, but keeping a journal… that was something done by every good leader and even way back then I had some aspirations to do and be more than just an average person. (For the record, I still feel very much like an average person; like I can do more with each day.) In today’s world of social media, I feel that the necessity and strength of journaling has been lost. While we used to take pen to paper or even fingers to keyboard in any word-processing program, today’s young and just about everyone for the past ten years, have taken to social media instead. It’s interesting to me that the things people are criticized for sharing on social media are almost exactly the… – – – – – – – – – The remainder of this essay can be found in the book “Farther Down The Road” Farther Down the Road – Where does your life’s road lead? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTJ1B2QR