Starting Another Journal
By Macy
@almostoveryou (4777)
Philippines
March 7, 2017 5:27pm CST
I've been a journal keeper since I learned to write my thoughts down. I think I was about 9 when my sister gave me my first diary. It was just a small notebook with the Little Twin Stars (Sanrio) on the cover.
Decades later and I'm still an avid diarist. I believe I finished 3 journals last year. I just use cheap notebooks for journaling. Sometimes I buy the good brands that are on sale. This new one that I'm using is a mid-priced Moleskine knockoff/clone sold by a local bookstore. It's perfectly stitched and it lays flat. Love it. I write with a gel pen most days, but when I'm feeling fancy I use a fountain pen.
Do you keep a journal?
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@almostoveryou (4777)
• Philippines
8 Mar 17
Do you go through those old journals from time to time? I sometimes do that even though some entries are painful to read. I guess it's okay that you now do more 'journal spilling' on this site. It's great to have people respond to your thoughts.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
8 Mar 17
Keeping a journal is supposed to be a very healthy practice. Checking back to see what was happing years ago is also supposed to be a healthy practice! Just sounds like fun to me.
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@almostoveryou (4777)
• Philippines
8 Mar 17
Yes, journaling is one of those activities that help me maintain my equilibrium. I don't really go through old entries often, but I enjoy going through scrap journals of my kids' little mementos and baby photos.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
9 Mar 17
Used to keep a journal back in the day but decided to ditch it when I decided that I want to keep my thoughts to myself.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
13 Mar 17
@almostoveryou yeah, I guess people do what works for them.
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@almostoveryou (4777)
• Philippines
13 Mar 17
I have a friend who used to journal a lot. But along the way, she developed some inhibitions and didn't want to share anymore. Now she's just posting pictures and she's okay with that. :)
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Mar 17
@almostoveryou I guess it's because I don't want to remember those sad moments in my life. I now only want happy moments.
That is good that you are a lot happier now. 
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@almostoveryou (4777)
• Philippines
15 Mar 17
Perhaps you needed to "purge" your thoughts and feelings at that time and that's okay. Some people use journaling to get by certain stages in life or to overcome trauma or grief. I'm like that when it comes to writing poetry. I wrote a lot of poems during my "angsty" days of youth. But now that I'm a lot happier and more positive, I can't seem to whip up anything. Hehe.
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@almostoveryou (4777)
• Philippines
13 Mar 17
Why ever not? It's good exercise for the brain and for the soul. ;)
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@chaiLatte (13)
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9 Mar 17
used to keep them when i was young.. the first thought when anything new happened was "this gotta go in my journal" but as college and work life take all my time now i hardly write anymore ;/
but reading this makes me wanna buy a notebook right away!!
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@almostoveryou (4777)
• Philippines
13 Mar 17
I hope you try journaling again. It's great to have that quiet time with just pen and paper. :)
