Making Sense of Things

I realize that my blog posts have been pretty sporadic lately.  I think that life has been so hectic that I haven’t really known what to write.  So, I just don’t.  I read other blogs rather than write on my own.  I did realize the other day when I journaled that it had been a year since I last journaled.  I think this blog has had something to do with that.  As I finished pouring my heart out on paper, I began to see just how important journaling is for me.  I think this blog has been a poor substitute for journaling.  Let’s face it, I’m not going to just write and write, with no concern over how my words sound when I post a blog.  In fact, my concern over how things sound is a big part of why I don’t blog more often.  I also have some weird, unrealistic thought that my blog is supposed to share with the world exactly who I am and what is going on in my crazy life.  I need to realize that it is absolutely not possible to completely and accurately represent myself in a blog.  I’ve definitely come to the conclusion that real journaling needs to be a part of my life in a big way.  It just helps me when emotions are circling around in me and I don’t know what to do with them.  I spit them out on the paper, and somehow, it all makes sense after that.  I see things more clearly and know more about myself in the end.   I highly advocate journaling,  and hopefully, I’ll start using this tool more often.  Is anyone else out there a journaler?